School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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- When an animal is sold luck-money is given. This is called the luck-penny. The amount varies. The luck-penny is generally spat upon. The luck-penny arises from a superstition that if it is not given the stock will die. The luck-penny is only connected with livestock. For instance if a man bought a bag of oats he could not claim the luck-penny as the bag of oats could not die.
- Collector
- Phelim Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- The dealers have different have different ways of marking cattle--some carry a scissors and cut a stripe of hair off the animal's back. (This is said) Others lift a little mud on the end of their and put it on the animal's back. This is said to be the luckiest mark. They are also marked with red chalk called a raddle.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eamonn Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisnabantry, Co. Cavan