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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
An Carn, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 12_026

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    his neighbours butter that year. There are people at the present day who would not like to make a churn of a Friday, for some very old reason. There is another pisheróg that it is not right to draw water from a spring well after sunset, or to spread out any clothes after sunset. It is also said by some people that it is not right to stir earth after sunset, or to be late making hay. There is another pisheróg that it is not right for anybody to try to be first in doing anything or to be last, but to be among the crowd.
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