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School: Calfield

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Calf Field or Aghadrumgowna, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Rathsile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 053

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    potatoes and if they were only put down three, they would set them so as to have a good potato crop.
    On St. John's vigil the people light bonfires and when the fire is almost burned out the people would bring a stump and throw it into each field so as to bring luck to the crop.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumnagar, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs C. Brady
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    44
    Address
    Drumnagar, Co. Cavan