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School: Cill Phian

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Ardnagor, Co. Mayo
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Máire Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0142, Page 255

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    Before a cow calves a red thread is tied on her tail so that she may calve lucky. After a cow calves she is blessed or churched. A person stands at one side of her, while another person stands at the other side and puts a coal across under three times in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. By doing this the fairies cannot bring her.
    It is said that if you have anything red on you you cannot be overlooked.
    If the butter was stolen off a churning it could be got back by reddening irons in the fire.
    Long ago an asse's shoe would be nailed to the jambs of the door for luck.
    It is unlucky to keep a cock that crows late in the evening.
    When a person would be going
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Carabine
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathroe, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Meerin
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathroe, Co. Mayo