School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)
- Location:
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál de Búrca
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- Branches of Rowan trees with the berries were hung in cowhouses long ago to charm the cows so that the butter would be a deep yellow. In milking, cows are spoken to in a kind tone, and even some sing for them. There were special Irish words which the old people thought cows understood.
And on finishing a finger was dipped in the froth and a cross made on the cows flank.
A hazel rod is the lucky rod with which to drive cattle and on no account would a tweig off Elder bush be used as the bad fairies shelter under it.
It was noticed long ago that any person milking was immune to small pox which was one time(continues on next page)- Collector
- Dan Lenihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Polke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Ballinglen, Co. Mayo