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School: Cloichín an Mhargaidh

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Clogheen Market, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Teacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0573, Page 392

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  1. Customs (continued)

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    water on each field and then go and shake it on the animals of the house and that was a custom long ago.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Sowing

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    Long ago when the people were sowing potatoes there was a custom that when a person was setting potatoes the women of the house would shake the holy water on the potatoes so as they would have a good crop and also they would put lime on the sciolans to keep away all the maggots from the potatoes also some people would put ashes in it also to keep the ground dry and then the potatoes would grow good.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Cleary
    Informant
    Mr John Cleary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Address
    Shanrahan, Co. Tipperary