School: Banahoe
- Location:
- Banagher, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0978, Page 070
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- (continued from previous page)in the wall? The belief is that if this stick is not withdrawn when the mare is due to foal, she will keep the foal altogether with fatal results.
- Prevention of Evil Eye in Cattle.Red tags or strings are still tied to the cows' tails as a prevention against the Evil Eye (also called the Ill Eye by the very old people). The same is done to calves after birth.
The eve of May day is the recognised time for doing this.Note.
Belief in the Bad Eye is still rife in rural Cavan. This very evening I listened to a conversation between a Mr. Smith and a Mr. Cullivan who had some young suckers (pigs) for sale. It seems that one T--.L-- came to Cullivan with the intention of purchasing the pigs. The said T.-- L.-- belongs to a family who are all rather repulsive looking(continues on next page)
