Volume: CBÉ 0189
- Date
- 1935
- Collector
- Locations
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- The name given to the jay around here is the Storm Cock. For it is said that when the storm is at its worst he is at his best singing. He is a real “culprit” too to ate and destroy the young turnips.
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- Long ago the old people believed that the 11th of June was the longest day of the year. The phrase is still used: “as long as the 11th of June. All the crops should be in before that date. Turnips were considered too late after the 11th of June