School: Cúl Seachtaine
- Location:
- Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Caitlín Nic Dhonnchadha
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- St. Martins day falls on the 11th November.
The woman of every house always kills a cock. The head is cut off and the blood is spilled some at each side of the fire some at the door. The blood is put in stable so that the horse does not get sick or die. The blood was put at each side of the fire so that no body would get burned in the fire. The blood was put at the door of the dwelling house for luck and so that no sickness would come to the house.(continues on next page)- Collector
- William Connaughton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moneen, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- James Donohoe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Moneen, Co. Roscommon