School: Dún Mór (cailíní)
- Location:
- Dún Mór, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Eibhlín Halliday
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“A wealthy man named Loughy lived in Carraroe, Dunmore, Co. Galway.”
(continued from previous page)man, he closed closed the two drains and removed the walls and built new ones outside where the drains ran. After that in bad weather, floods which were impassable for carts used to gather on the road a little farther away. Soon it was noticed that this man's stock began to die, that his luck seemed to change and that he gradually became poorer and poorer. The people regarded this man's downfall as an example of the old saying:- "It is not right or lucky to stop running water or change its course"
E. Halliday(no title)
“When one who was supposed to possess an evil eye passed a remark about a person...”
When one who was supposed to possess an evil eye passed a remark about a person, what he or she wore etc. if an old person were present he or she would spit on the person commented upon and say "God bless you" to prevent ill luck falling on that person.- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Ailledéa
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dún Mór, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Informant
- Mrs M. Halliday
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 34
- Occupation
- Merchant's wife
- Address
- Dún Mór, Co. na Gaillimhe
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“It is customary up to the present day for people to spit on money which they get for anything which they sell so that it will be lucky for them.”
It is customary up to the present day for people to spit on money which they get(continues on next page)