School: An Corr Dubh (roll number 14339)
- Location:
- Corduff, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádraig Mac Giolla'n Átha
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- (continued from previous page)St John's night. Prayers was said to St John to protect the crops. They used to throw a burning whin into the oats field on that night.
On St. Martin's day a fowl was killed and the blood was sprinkled in the four corners of the house.
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- Informant
- James Lee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Carrickavoher, Co. Leitrim