School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór
- Location:
- Cnoc na Graí, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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- It is unlucky to cut your hair on a Friday or to cut your nails on Sunday. On the first of May the people go the the *City" to cure cattle. They also go to *Dromtarbh to cure blindness and lameness. If a person stole the "spancel" of a cow he would be able to steal the butter. It is lucky to set cabbage and potatoes on Good Friday. It is a sign of bad luck to get eggs in a rick of hay.
Eggs found buried in a garden will bring sickness and death to the owner of the garden.*Cathair Crobh Dhearg about 8 mls south west - at the foot of the 'Two Paps'
*6th. May is Pattern Day at Droumtariffe- Collector
- Tadhg Ó Súilleabháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Tadhg Ó Súilleabháin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Nuachabháil Uachtarach, Co. Chorcaí
- It is unlucky to break a mirror or to burn cards. It is unlucky to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Domhnall Ó hIarfhlatha
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cnoc na Graí, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Bean Uí Shíocthcháin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86