School: Ardvarney (roll number 15116)
- Location:
- Ardvarney, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Amhaltúin
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- (continued from previous page)handed down from generation to generation with the result that the last woman who had this and had no family gave it to the woman who now owns the jug and who lives beside my home.
The jug is of a golden colour and very heavy. It is very large at the bottom and goes in narrow at the top. and there are rose leaves and roses around on it It is believed to bring good luck to the owner of it, and people should be very careful not to break such old delph vessels. Breaking them is supposed to cause the luck to turn. Therefore it is considered unlucky to break such articles. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Mary E. Flanagan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Flanagan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Leitrim