School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Cill Mhuire, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Teacher: A. de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0803, Page 225
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- St. martins Day is on the first of September and on this day people kill something such as a hen or a duck and they go round all the stables on their farm and they drop the blood in each stable. They say that it keeps away sickness from all their stock and fowl and keeps them from dying. It is said to be unlucky to do any work on St. Stephen's day
- Collector
- Thomas Dunne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Baile Thaidhg Beag, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Informant
- Richard Dunne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Baile Thaidhg Beag, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- On Monday and Thursday the cure is applied for wildfire, toothache, ringworm and yellow jaundice.
- Collector
- Sheila Boland
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Coill an Ó, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Informant
- Julia Boland
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Coill an Ó, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- They say that Trinity Sunday, the day previous, and the day following are "Cross Days".
- Collector
- Vincent O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Cill Mhuire, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Informant
- Mary O Connor
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Cill Mhuire, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Friday is supposed to be a lucky day to start any work or move to a new house. It is also a lucky day to set eggs.
- Collector
- Thomas Scally
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Baile Thaidhg Beag, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Informant
- Joseph Scally
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Baile Thaidhg Beag, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- People say that if you churn on the first of May you should keep a small piece of butter without any salt in it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Baile Thaidhg Beag, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
- Informant
- Joseph Scally
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Baile Thaidhg Beag, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
