School: Banahoe
- Location:
- Banagher, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Mac an Bháird
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- To cure an overlooked animal:-1. The person to whom the animal belongs must cut a piece off the coat of the person who overlooked it and burn the cloth under the animals head.2. If the evil-eyed one is not known the alphabet from A to Z. is written on a piece of paper and burned under the beasts head. The belief is that in this way the evil-doer's name will be burned and the cure brought about.(continues on next page)