School: Gleann Fleisge

Location:
Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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    out without helping or as they uses say to strike the churn you would not be liked as they would suppose you would carry the return of the year from them.
    It is not lucky to bring hawthorn into a house in May.
    It is not lucky sheer a sheep or to clip your head on Monday.
    It is not lucky to go in the door of a house with a spade on your shoulder.
    It is not lucky to get married on a Wednesday.
    It has been known that if one neighbour passed through an other persons yard at milking time going to the well for water that the person drawing the water had the evil power to prevent the other neighbours butter or lessening it very much at any rate.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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