School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn
- Location:
- Callan, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: An Mháthair M. Síle
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- The custom long ago was to have a goblet of holy water hanging on the way to the door so that all passing out would dip their finger in it to put the sign of the cross on their forehead and to save them from hurt or harm while they would be out.
- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Liathán
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baunta, Co. Kilkenny
- On May morning a person turns the cows manure in the house, that person sells himself to the devil to take away the fat out of the milk for the year, if he has anything against a neighbour.
