School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí
- Location:
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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- (continued from previous page)On St Michael's Eve fowls are killed in honour of St. Michael and blackberries are not eaten after that day because the pooka is supposed to be in them.
- My mother told me that the youngest person in the house should bring in the rushes and put them down near the door and let the oldest person make the cross and hang it up on St Brigid's Eve.
The old people say that if you put a cake of bread near the door on New Year;s night it would keep out the hunger for the rest of the year. - Collector
- Gerald Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Garraí an tSeanbhaile, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Mary Doyle
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 41
- Address
- Garraí an tSeanbhaile, Co. Chiarraí
- Some people say that it is not right to wear a new thing going to a funeral and you should not visit anybody nor transact any business coming home
The 9th of July Fair in Liedfert is Known as the "Gooseberry Fair" for gooseberries are ripe then.
