School: Achadh Dúin, An Sciobairín (roll number 16149)

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1. Local Customs (continued)

   

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   and horses without adding: "God bless them!" No important work is started nor no journeys undertaken on Monday. Before a new dwelling is inhabited sheep must be housed there first. It is unlucky to find a strange pig in one's garden or to leave empty spaces in ridges. When a farmer kills an animal for table use it is never one of his own rearing. After the cream has been churned nobody leaves the dairy without giving the handle a few turns lest the butter would not come. Large Candles are lit in every window of the home on Christmas night. The Christmas candles are kept burning all night, and no door is locked or barred. Slips of seasonal flowers white-thorn, and furze, cherry and apple blossoms, are plucked before sunrise on May morning and brought into the house to usher in the summer. Bonfires are lit in the fields on St. John's Eve, and the farm stock are supposed to receive a blessing if the fire is brought amongst them. The kitchen chairs and table are cleared off lest the Holy Souls should want to sit at table during the night.

   

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Evelyn Brookes

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Leitir Scanláin, Co. Chorcaí

   Informant

   Patrick O' Driscoll

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   85

   Address

   An Sceach, Co. Chorcaí