School: Killoughternane, Borris
- Location:
- Killoughternane, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: T. Ó Riain
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- When a person would be setting a hen they would put a horse-shoe under her to bring them luck.
On May Day people make a May bush before they bring in the cows in the evening, to bring them luck for the year.
On the eleventh of November. St. Martin's day people kill a chicken and sprinkle the blood outside the door to prevent accidents.
Mills dont work that day because St. Martin was ground up in a mill.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Ellie Skelton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killoughternane, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Mrs Skelton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killoughternane, Co. Carlow