School: An Teampoll Geal, Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 3549)
- Location:
- Whitechurch, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Liam Ó Faoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0644, Page 66
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“It is said that when a cat is washing his face that there is a visitor going to come.”
It is said that when a cat is washing his face that there is a visitor going to come.
People say that if you were sewing on a Sunday that you wold be sewing all the Sundays in the year.
It is said that if you were cutting cloth on a Monday that it would lengthen your time in Purgatory and also it would shorten your life in this world.
People say that it is a good sign of the year to have the wind from the south New Year's Day
It is said that it is not right to remove a fire or fire place.
It is said that if a woman is always spilling water that she would be married to a drunkard.
It is said that if you put a pin in a fire of a forge that the smith could not wed the iron.
It is said that if you were married in brown that you would always wear a frown.
It is said that it is lucky to get a loan of something when you are getting married.
It is said that when a cock is crowing sadly that there is some one young to die soon.
People say that if you gave away money on a Monday that you would be giving it away for the week.
It is said that if you went under a ladder that...(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Canty, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- John Foley
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Lauragh, Co. Waterford