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School: West Waterford Branch I.N.T.O (roll number n/a)

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Cois Abha Móire agus Cois Bhríde, Co. Phort Láirge
Teacher:
James Cashman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0640, Page 39

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  3. XML “Local Belief and Customs - Bonfire Night”
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  5. XML “Local Belief and Customs - Candles”
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  1. Local Belief and Customs - Bonfire Night

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    Bonfire or Bone-Fire night. 24th June. Fire lit. Ashes sprinkled in each field. Cattle driven three times round fire. Jumping over it. Bone put into it. A weed called moguard was put into it. Then this was brought home and put into thatch.
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  2. Local Belief and Customs - Easter

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    Taking three sups of Easter water in name of Holy Trinity. Easter water sprinkled in house and fields on May Eve. Drop of Easter water put in first mash of bran given to a cow after calving. Hair burned from cows udder with blessed candle when first milked after calving. Easter water put into first churn, into "sciollain". Kept in house for seven years and there is then a cure in it.
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  3. Local Belief and Customs - Candles

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    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Cashman
    Gender
    Male