School: Cill Bheoláin (B.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Kilbolane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Séaghdha
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- (continued from previous page)Toy motor cars were made of a box & four round pieces of board (for the wheels). Dolls were made of rags & paper for girls.
- It is unlucky to apply remedies for ailments on Monday & it is unlucky to send young children to school (for the first time) on that day. The "Cross-day of the Year" is not known here. Good Friday is a lucky day for setting (& sowing) crops but the ground is not ploughed on May-Day.
- Extra: it is unlucky to change from house to house on Fridays.
- Monday is unlucky for beginning to plough or to begin to build a house. Servants do not go to new work on that day.
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- Collector
- William Horgan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnagoul, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Horgan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Gortnagoul, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Horgan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Gortnagoul, Co. Cork