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School: Cluain Uaithne Beag

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Shannon Harbour, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Winifred Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 308

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  1. Animal Folklore (continued)

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    sheep. The goat; local traditions; its milk, cures wraught from goat's milk. "Puck Fair" sheep and goats as weather prophets.
    D. Pigs:-
    Stories as to origin. Traditional stories of wild boar hunts, magical swine; the "black pig"; customs connected with rearing, fattening etc. of swine. Pigs as weather prophets; pigs see the wind.
    E. Domestic Birds:=
    Folklore of "eggs"; "settings"; & "hatching" "clocking".
    Superstition of "crowing" hen; crowing of cock at night, a harbinger of evil; cock's eggs; cock's step. Birds as weather prophets.
    F. Bees:-
    Bees in ancient Ireland. Rearing of bees; luck or ill-luck connected with the advent or departure of a swarm; honey; cures connected with it.
    G. Dogs & Cats:-
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