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School: St. James, Barnacogue, Swinford

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Barnacahoge, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Lorcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0116, Page 16

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    with red hair.
    Other Customs
    1. If you go into a house and the people to be churning you are supposed to say “God Bless or Good luck to the work and then take the dash.
    2. When the people throw out water at night time they say “Chugaibh! Chugaibh! Uisce salach!” The old people say it is right to say it for fear any poor soul would get a dash of the water.
    3. If a visitor called to a house when a meal was being taken he was supposed to say “God bless the work” or “Sit ye merry”. To this came the answer from the head of the house “You too”. The visitor was then asked to share in the meal.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary K. Frain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killaturly, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Frain
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Killaturly, Co. Mayo