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School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)

Location:
Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic de Chlár
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0268

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    “When a cow would calf up to 30 years (or 40) people burned the hair . . .”

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    When a cow would calf up to 30 years (or 40) people burned the hair of her dug (udder) with a blessed candle and put a cross of rushes a gram of salt in the bottom of the milking for the first milking and also a pinch of salt in every milk leaving the house no matter for what purpose. When people got a present of beastings (cow's milk after calving) the recipient would put a large lump of salt in vessel coming home for luck.
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