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Catalogue of Brand Material.

Slaughtering-time for cattle (obs.).

Proverb : " His Martinmas will

come, as it comes to every hog.'

Annual allowance paid to parish

poor (1793). - - -

Perthsh. (Caputh).

IRELAND.

St. Martin's Eve, November ioth Name. Feile Mairtin. Obligatory Observances.

Blood must be spilt — some animal,

usually a cock, is killed Animal previously ailing, dedicated to St. Martin, to be killed on St. Martin's Eve on recovery ^ Blood is sprinkled on the threshold

locality.

Wexford.

Co. Mayo.

Co. Roscommon.

St. Martin's Day, November iith.

I. Name. La feile Mdirtin. II. Obligatory Observances. [a) Things Prohibited.

No boat must go out - No mill must grind corn

No spinning wheel must turn

No wheel must turn - No blood must be spilt on November nth

{b) Things Enjoined.

Blood must be spilt — animal,

usually a cock, killed Animal previously ailing dedi- cated to St. Martin on recovery to be killed at Martinmas - -.

locality.

Wexford, West Coast.

Western Islands, Wex- ford.

Western Islands, Wex- ford.

Western Islands.

Co. Mayo.

Co. Clare.

Co. Roscommon (Ath-

lone). Co. Leitrim. Arran Isles.

1 See Prohibitions, St. Martin's Day.