Bridging Appalachia

A Baltimorean folklorist in Ireland to explore story as medicine and the preservation of traditional foodways and medicine techniques in Irish lore.


St Valentine’s Day

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NFC S 582:192

There is an old belief that the rooks choose their mates on St. Valentine’s Day. They then begin preparing their nests early in February.

When they build low down it is going to be a bad summer. But when they build high up the summer will be fine. If the cuckoo comes early they say that we will have a bad summer.

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