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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

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Cáitlín Ní Mhiothagáin
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    Superstition 29-12-37
    There was a custom that on the first of May the people would not rise until dinner time because it was said that the first smoke up would attract the witches who would steal all their milk and butter that year.
    Long ago when a cow would calve the people would get silver and put it into the vessel in which they were going to milk the first milking.
    They believed that women could change themselves into witches and that they would steal the milk from the cow.
    Tug N. Hegarty an méir sin orm. He is about sixty years old.
    His address is-
    Ardagh Ballyliffin
    Clonmany.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    N. Hegarty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Ardagh, Co. Donegal