School: Garbh Fhearáin (Garrafrauns) (roll number 13155)
- Location:
- Garrafrauns, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Fionnagáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0030, Page 512
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- When a person is going to a fair he ties a red rag around the beasts tail. This is said to bring luck.
If a man meets a red haired woman first thing in the morning when he is on his way to a fair it is said to be very unlucky.
When a person buys an animal he usually receives money back from the seller. This is known as the luckpenny and it is kept until the beast is sold.
If there is a corpse in the church the old people would not like a marriage to take place there.
When a couple are getting married the woman buys something made of iron with the money she receives.
When a churning is being made a coal of fire is put under the churn so that the fairies would not take the butter away.
If a person comes into a house while a churning is being made, and goes without taking a hand in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Micheál Breahtnach
- Gender
- Male
