School: Drom Dhá Liag (C.) (roll number 12230)
- Location:
- Drom Dhá Liag, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhrisceoil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0302, Page 101
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- These are some "piseóga" I have heard from time to time from the people. Some are still in use. One is "Don't make a law or break a law" is much spoken of. People like to do just what their fathers before them did.
When burying the dead people believe in taking the corpse the old roads and the longest way They never like a funeral to be taken by new roads or avenues while the old one is to be had
People say that is not right to kill a cow, a pig or a bird on Monday or to spill any blood. Graves are not made on Monday if one was wanted on that day the first sod was turned(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Séamus Ó Fearghail
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Doire Graí Thiar, Co. Chorcaí
