School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)
- Location:
- Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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“In this district when a boat is made it is never launched in the day time fearing a woman might be on the road by those carrying the boat.”
In this district when a boat is made it is never launched in the day time fearing a woman might be on the road by those carrying the boat. At Bunaw some thirty or 40 years ago a new boat was being carefully brought to the sea through the fields at 1 o'clock in the midnight so as to avoid all chances of the appearance of any woman. But a voice spoke "Seadh Tá bád Agaibh" & they had like to drop dead. It happened however that she was a harmless demented creature walking about, but the custom is still alive.(no title)
“No important work is done on Monday or journey started and if one must catch a boat or train by so doing he leaves his own home Sunday evening...”
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- Eibhlín Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
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“A policeman home on leave shocked his Mother by shaving himself Monday...”
A policeman home on leave shocked his Mother by shaving himself Monday & if the sky fell no local would kill a pig or a cow or skin the latter on Monday. Children from the Glens here do not come to school for the first time until Tuesday.