School: Don
- Location:
- Cartron More, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Tiomáin
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- Pisreoga1. Dont give away milk to a neighbour on New Years Day, or May Day or while you are churning.
2. Don't spill out milk
Don't go out to the well or outside the house with the remains of milk on a can or bucket.
3. Don't give away the butter-milk thats' on the first churning after a cow has a calf.
4. Don't take a drink of milk from a neighbours without saying Bail o Dia ar do bolair
5. When a cow is milked make a cross with froth of milk on cows' flank.
6. When a cow coughs while being milked say "Ciseac ort".
7. If you meet a red-haired woman first and you going a journey(continues on next page)
