School: Liostuathail (B.) 1.
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Haodha
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- People should not pick ivy leaves because they will have bad luck.
It is also unlucky to burn an elder tree because the Jews beat Our Lord with an elder tree.
A person should never pick the white-thorn while it is in bloom.- Collector
- Éamonn Ó Catháin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- The bramble tree is supposed to be sacred because it was used to scourge the moneychangers out of the temple.
The cherry-tree represents the fig-tree that Our Lord cursed, and the juice that is in the fruit of the cherry-tree are drops of blood.
The oak-tree is supposed to be sacred if the mistle-toe grows on it.
The aspen-tree or the poplar tree should not be used to make boats, rails,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tomás Ó Báiréad
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bedford, Co. Kerry