An interview with Felix Randles and Ettie Randles about past Irish country life

Description

Excerpt 1: Piseogs, superstitions about findings eggs in haggard that a neighbour would have put there so nothing would grow.

Excerpt 2: Piseogs, superstitions about spells or people working piseogs on sick cows and getting holy water or the priest to bless the land or the cows.

Excerpt 3: Piseogs, superstition about butter and never being able to get cream.

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Date

09/05/1981

Identifier

UCCFEA_SR00041_WAVC

Coverage

Ireland, Munster, County Limerick, Bruree, County Kerry

Interviewer

Mary Ellen Morrissey

Interviewee

Felix Randles, Ettie Randles

Duration

38m 44s

Citation

“An interview with Felix Randles and Ettie Randles about past Irish country life,” UCCFEA, accessed May 6, 2024, http://epu.ucc.ie/folklore/items/show/344.

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