School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)
- Location:
- Ballyhusty, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Stás, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 261
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- (continued from previous page)if the hens wouldn't sit on the eggs. They used to put eggs in the garden they used to say to spoil the crops On May eve they used to put bad eggs in the garden and the people usen't to have any crops that year also they used hang candles on the ditch. There is a plant which they call quick bane with red berries on it They used to put a branch of it on the four sides of the four sides of the garden and they used to say it saved the crops. On May eve the people used to remain up all night minding their crops and they used to be taken all the same
Mary Ryan aged 14 years
Heard From Mr Anthony Ryan
Kilfeacle, Tipperary,
age 50 yr
- A wet and windy May fills the haggard up with hay.
Speak of the Devil and he will appear.
February fill the Dike if it doesn't March will
When the old cock crows the young cock learns it
Tis kind for him
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do to-day
Never put things on the long finger.
Tomorrow will never come
A whistling woman and a crowing hen are not lucky in the house they are in
Praise the young and they will come with you(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Kilfeakle, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Kilfeakle, Co. Tipperary
