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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

Location:
Callainn, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
An Mháthair M. Síle
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    St. Martin's Eve nine nights and a night without counting from all Hallow Eve to the night of St. Martin the blood of a cock should be sprinkled on the door-post to keep bad luck away from the house for the year.
    If eggs are found in a potato field it is a sign that the enemy wishes to destroy the crop
    Fionn Mac Cumhail was supposed to jump from the top of Sliabh-na-mban and to land on his knees on a rock in the middle of the King's River. The print of his knees are on the rock yet.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. neacha neamhshaolta agus osnádúrtha (~14,864)
        1. Fianna (~595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Liathán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Na Bánta Buí, Co. Chill Chainnigh
    Informant
    Mrs Pollard
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Callainn, Co. Chill Chainnigh