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School: Béal Átha Fhinghín (B.)

Location:
Ballineen, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Beircheart Seártan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 061

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 061

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  1. Bees

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    Many people used to keep bees long ago. They made the hive of straw, binding the weeshóg with a strip of briar. The hive was put on a flag which rested on a stone stand. They used to make some money on the honey.
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  2. Piseoga i dtaobh Beach

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    "If a swarm of bees comes to a house they bring either luck or misluck"

    "If a swarm comes you must keep it. It would be mislucky to allow anyone take it away".

    "Whenever anyone in the house would die the bees would either die or
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English