School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 438

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 438

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    water on them.
    It is unlucky to visit a sick person going to a funeral or returning from a funeral.
    Reahy days are usually cold and the wins very sharp and people in the country have to watch their cattle closely as they take shelter near the hedges fearing they would fall into a dyke.
    If a person stays out late on May Eve the Fairy Queen is supposed to take them away with her.
    It is unlucky to build a house between two for they say the fairies are travelling from one fort to another under ground.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    R. Finnucane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Miss O' Carroll
    Gender
    Female