School: Cill Barúin (roll number 10595)
- Location:
- Kilbarron, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Séan C. Ó Ciaráin
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- It is believed that is a fairy should hit a cow’s udder with a stone that the cow will stop giving milk. When this happens the cow is said to be “elf shot”. The only “cure” for this is to get someone to pray before a lighted candle.
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- Miss Bigger
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
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“If a cow tries to kick the bucket of milk when being milked it is said that it will take a half an hour longer...”
If a cow tries to kick the bucket of milk when being milked it is said that it will take a half an hour longer to churn that milk than usual.