School: Bragan (roll number 12482)
- Location:
- Bragan, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Mac Gabhann
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“In olden times two men who were shoemakers lived in the townland of Drumfurrer.”
(continued from previous page)pairs of shoes and fix another pair.
Another well known shoemaker lived in Smothan [?] named Eugene McKenna. He is living yet and is fairly old.(no title)
“In olden times people believed in superstitions.”
If they were going to a fair or market and met a red haired woman on the road they would turn back for fear of bad luck or if a weasel crossed the road or a single magpie they would return home also. They would never set a hen on Saturday for fear of a bad flock. They would never lend any farming implements on the first of May for fear of having a bad crop themselves.If the crook would crack on its own accord they would believe there was a stranger coming to the house.I was told there were some people in this locality who used to tie a red rag on the tail of the cattle lest the neighbours would blink them and take their produce away.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Pearson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bragan, Co. Monaghan