School: Cuilleán
- Location:
- An Coilleán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: León P. Mac Eachmharaigh
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- (continued from previous page)married on a bright and sunny day he would live happy and prosperous but he met a funeral he would have bad luck. If a person gives milk to a neighbour on May Day the cows supply of milk would decrease. If a person put out ashes on that day he would have no luck for the rest of the year.
- The old people say that it is not right to give a coal to a neighbour on a Monday morning. On New Years Day the old people used to think that if a girl went into a house before a man she would have no luck during that year. If a person had broke a looking glass he would not have any luck for seven years.
- John Staunton who came nick-named "More Power" used to come to our house about four years ago. He was a native of Ballinrobe. All the neighbours used to gather in to hear him tell stories or news or to see him dance.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Austin Canny
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Bhuaile Bhuí, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- William Canny
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Bhuaile Bhuí, Co. Mhaigh Eo