School: Ballyloughnane, Cill Dá Lua
- Location:
- Ballylaghnan, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Mrs. S. Boland
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- (continued from previous page)St John's Day - Fires are lighted on St John's Eve to honour him.
Michaelmas - Blood is spilt to honour St Michael.
St Martin's Day - Blood of a bird is sprinkled on the door. - Walking three steps after a funeral. Putting a coal under a churn, when making butter. Not giving anything out of the house while making butter. Everyone present should take a turn at the churn while making. When you leave the house to go on a journey, you should not return for anything. Spilling salt, breaking a mirror, and seeing magpies. Should not return salt. Should not enter a house going from a funeral. Putting potatoes (beside the fire before going to bed)(continues on next page)