School: Cnoc Sceach, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 11424)
- Location:
- Cnoc Sceach, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Liam Ó Ruairc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 439
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“A young curate was on the stations with his Parish Priest and regarded the people of the particular district as being rather dull.”
(continued from previous page)we would of course send for the priest and have mass in the house."
This reply how like changed the curates opinion of his flock.
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“In the years gone by poeple on meeting the priest on the road or street would gennflect”
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- Jeremiah Duggan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Caiseal Loiscthe, Co. Chorcaí
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“Cocks crowing around the house are supposed to foretell the death of a relative.”
2. Cocks crowing around the house are supposed to foretell the death of a relative. Bu every crow of the cock the older people used to say, "Go gcoisricigh Dia sinn, a coilicín"
3. A woman crossing the path of a ploughman brought him ill luck and on no account was she to walk in front of the horses.