School: Cooneal (roll number 6416)
- Location:
- Cuan Néill Mór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Patrick Timbin
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- If a person sneezed, the listeners would say, "God bless us".
When the people milked their cows, they put the sign of the cross on the cow's back.
If a cow got up from where she was lying and streched herself the people would say "Hors Stan
If a person yawned they would make the sign of the cross on their mouth.
If the woman of house was churning, and a stanger to come in, he would have to churn a while for fear he would bring away the butter.
If a person go into a house for a coal the people of the house would not give him a coal unless he would in a sod of turf.
If you give away a coal on May day you will have no butter for the whole year.
The people do not throw out anything on New year's day; if they did they would throw away their luck.
If you saw a man working you would say "God bless the work."
If a coal fell out of the fire they would say that a stanger was coming to the house.
If you went into a house you would say, "God save all here.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tessie Mangan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs M. Mangan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carna, Co. Mhaigh Eo