School: Clochar Nuala, Dún na nGall (roll number 9389)
- Location:
- Dún na nGall, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Teacher: An tSr. Eanda le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 116
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- New Year's Day.
On New Year's Day the old people gave an extra sheaf of corn to the horses and cows, to make them work better, and give more milk for the coming year. The old people never threw anything out on New Year's Day, but they kept all the leavings of tea in a bucket at the foot of the dresser. They did this so as to have a plentiness for the coming year. The water for the day after New Year's day was brought in before mid-night on New Year's Day. If anybody went to the well after that time he was drowned. If a person met a red-haired woman on New Year's Day, he would have bad luck during the year.
Feast Of The Epiphany.
On this feast all the Christmas decorations should be taken down, because if they are left up any longer in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Droim Bairr, Co. Dhún na nGall
- Informant
- Hugh Cassidy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Droim Bairr, Co. Dhún na nGall
