School: Clonlara
- Location:
- Cloonlara, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Heoghanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0585, Page 118
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- (continued from previous page)for it. When they were about to leave, they got a big furze-bush, lit it with the fire, and drew it across their fields, meadows, and crops, saying in Irish:- In the name of the father, and the Son and the Holy Ghost, Amen. They believed that, by doing this, they would have a blessing on their crops, for the year.In other parts of the country. A custom they had, was, to drive the beasts of the farm, into the corner of a meadow, or field. Then they got a furze-bush, and lit it from the bon-fire. They struck each beast, on the back with it, "saying at the same time", "May the Almighty, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, preserve my share. Amen.Bridget Clancy
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John Clancy
Monaskeha,
Clonlara,
Co. Clare
- Collector
- Bridget Clancy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Clancy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Monaskeha, Co. Clare
