School: Laragh (B.)
- Location:
- Larah, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 115
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- (continued from previous page)for a small sum. This prevents more deaths in the stock.No blackberries are eaten in month of November. Devil spits on the berries on Hallow Eve."A green Christmas makes a fat graveyard" If no snow falls before Xmas many deaths will take place around or after Xmas.One buried in Larah is quickly followed by two more. Last of these Mr P Devine on 16th April Patk Smith on 16th March & Maggie McEntee on 14th May & Hugh Smith on 12th May.New burial plot purchased before needed is sure to be filled very soon. Fitzsimmons of Cornakill did this & before 5 years five graves were sunk.Swans coming to Longfield marsh portend death within view. Mr Devine Pat Denning & Mr Donnohoe died after the appearance of swans on three occasions
