School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)
- Location:
- Drumandoora, Co. Clare
- Teachers: Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592F, Page 16_009
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- 10th May 1938
Folklore
There are special beliefs attached to horses when they are being sold.
If grey horses haven't a dark spot in part of their body's it is said they carry a man's life.
One day a farmer was buying a grey horse and he searched all over the horse for a dark spot but he got no trace of it and he shook his head and said he would buy it for any money.
The owner of the horse knew what was troubling the buyer(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Mac Mahon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fahy, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr Fred Brody
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fahy, Co. Clare
