School: Cléireacháin, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Ballyclerahan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: James Bates
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- See Page 27.(1) On St. Bridget's Day a cross is made out of rushes. On St. Bridget's Eve a ribbon is hung out on the bushes and kept as a cure for head ache.(2) On St. Patrick's Day a cross is made out of cardboard.(3) A square made of straw, called Bacbaide is put in the thatch as a preventative against burning.(4) St. Martin's Day (Nov. 11th.) He was an uncle of St. Patrick. There was a poor man with 1 sone and wife. They were fattening a pig and promised St. Martin to kill it at Martinmas. Running short of food, they were going to kill it before the time promised, but were called by a voice in the night, which said you promised to kill the Porcán Breac in honour of St. Martin and if you dont, I'll kill your son Joe. So they killed a fowl and sprinkled the door outside with the blood in honour of the saint.(5) It is considered unlucky to take down the Xmas decoration until after [?] Xmas Day.
- Informant
- William Ahearne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mary Ahearne
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Denis Ahearne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Hanora Ahearne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Ballyveelish South, Co. Tipperary