School: Ballyheaffy (B.), Baile Dubh (roll number 10387)
- Location:
- Ballyeafy, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Néill
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- (continued from previous page)as fine as dust and put it through two pints of milk and give it to the calf and it would cure him.Cure for thrush in a horse's leg.
The local cure for thrush in a horse's leg is to get common salt and rub it in well to it. - In this locality Monday and Friday are considered unlucky days for marriages.
The farmers in this district work very hard so as to have their crops planted before St. Patrick's Day so that they may invoke the blessings of the Patron Saint on them.
They never start sowing crops on a Monday because they think it an unlucky day.
On May Eve the farmers shake Easter Water on all the crops and animals so as to combat the powers of evil charms(continues on next page)- Collector
- David Hyland
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barnahown, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Thomas Hyland
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Barnahown, Co. Tipperary