School: Dubhais (roll number 16323)
- Location:
- Dooish, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 250
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- (continued from previous page)13. If one meets a funeral he should turn and walk three steps with it, no matter how great his hurry - this takes away the bad luck which would otherwise follow.
14. To dream about calves is a warning of the near death of some relation or acquaintance
15. A dream, in which one sees clay turned up, by [?], ploughing etc, is also a fore- shadowing of a coming death among the circle of relations or friends.
16. If you take a bucket or can with traces of milk on it to a wall for water, the well will dry up as a result.
17. Never rinse a 'milky' vessel in a spout - it means 'letting the milk away with the water" and the milk yield of your cows will be adversely affected.
