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School: Straleel (roll number 16033)

Location:
Srath Laoill, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Brian Ó Breisleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1043, Page 4

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    When a fowl is killed (for cooking purposes) the head should be thrown and left on the roof of the house.
    A cow should not be beaten with a rowan stick.
    A rowan ring, round the churn staff keeps away witches.
    A briar with both ends growing (in the ground) placed round the body of a cow is a cure for a certain disease.
    The fumes of burning (Slat Alum) is also a cure for cows.
    If you take off one boot (shoe) without the other being in unlaced, you will have Columbea's curse on you.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English