School: Cill na Móna (C.) (roll number 13626)
- Location:
- Cill na Móna, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Síle Céitinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0610, Page 370
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they are removed and later on new ones are put on.Horses are clipped about Christmas time .Some people have a machine for clipping horses.
If a person is setting eggs they usually set an odd number for instance ,eleven ,thirteen, or fifteen,
If a person gets a setting of eggs from a neighbour in exchange for others ,the neighbour usually gives an extra egg to bring luck to the person that is to put the eggs hatching.
If a person gives a present of hatching eggs ,or fowl ,or geese they always demand a luck penny ,because there is an old superstition that if they give them away without a luck penny they will no longer have luck themselves and that the people to whom they gave their good luck for nothing will bring their luck.
If a dog or fox attacks the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Hegarty
- Gender
- Female
