School: Scoil N. Comáin, Hollymount
- Location:
- Hollymount Demesne, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Riain
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- (continued from previous page)and Thursdays. His charge was 1oz. tobacco for every head he used to measure. He used to measure them with bands of woollen threads.
- Spraining threads were used for sprains. It had to be put on the sprained ankle of a Monday. The spraining thread was specially made by the weaver.
- Collector
- Donnchadh Ó Riain
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Rahard, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Merrick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Hollymount Demesne, Co. Mayo
- Coc Cearc (Hen's dung) in a purse and worn round the neck was supposed to keep away all harm, and while a person wore that, he could not be brought in the fairies. Some people were taken away in the fairies.
- When churning, the cultur of the plow was sometimes put in the fire, to prevent butter being stolen. I lent the cultur of my plow once for the purpose.
- Turning the anvil. For a scandal, smiths used to turn the anvil (to find out the guilty party). The smith had to be of(continues on next page)
