School: Ladhar (B.), Bán-Tír (roll number 3269)
- Location:
- Lyre, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Halladáin
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- Lá Bealtaine
Nuair a choimeánadh fear an tighe nó bean an tighe na ba isteach um thráthnóna, ‘sé sin, an oidhche roimh Lá Bealtaine, d’ fhaireadh sé nó sí an chéad bhó a sgaoilfeadh bualtach uaithi, an bhualtach so do bhailiú isteach i n-árthach éigin agus an bhualtach do choimilt fan droma na mbó go léir agus blúire dhe do chur ar bhárr na siní. Cosaint é sin chun sochair na mbó do choimeádh ó dhaoine a bheadh ag faire ar é bhreith leó maidin lae Bealtaine le h-uisce na dtrí dteoran nó dul go tigh ag iarraidh deoch bainne, nó caor do bhreith amach as an dtigh nó éalughadh isteach i dtigh na mbó chun sreabh do crú ós na buaibh, nó sean-bhean i bhfuirm giorrfhiaidh ag dul imeasg na mbó sa pháirc chun iad do chrú.- Collector
- Pádraig Ó h-Áilleadáin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Denis Bowler
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Coolroe More, Co. Cork