School: Cill Mháille (B.), Inis (roll number 14468)
- Location:
- Kilmaley, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Cuinneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0608, Page 379
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56.if a dog cries it is a sign of the death of a friend.
56.It is lucky to keep an ass in the land.
56.People whose cattle are dying throw a dead calf or a dead lamb over the wall into another man's land.
56.Bonfire night.The cows are struck with lighted furze bushes after the bonfire on St.John's eve to stop[ abortion in cattle- to put cows bullying-sopdárach.
56.Some people would not sleep in a house except they had a hound.Nothing bad would be in a house where a hound is kept.The Pilkingtons in Connolly would not sleep in the house if they had not a
hound,and when their own hound died they sent out to Darby Cahills in Knockatona for a hound .If you had a hound with you nothing bad could attack you.The worst thing you could meet in the night is a hound or a pig.(continues on next page)
