School: Ballygar (C)
- Location:
- Ballygar, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0084, Page 032
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- (continued from previous page)over the bride's head.
10) It is lucky for a bride to get married in blue.
11) You should turn your money upside down in your pocket when you see the new moon out.
12) You should never bring hawthorn flowers into the house or someone will die.
13) If you break a pot the calf will die.
14) If you meet a red haired girl on the road you should turn back or you would have bad luck.
15) A woman should never put water on a corpse before it leaves the house.
16) If the moon shines in your window you will have bad luck.
17) If a cat eats grass it is the sign of rain.
18) If soot fall down the chimney in a lump it is a sign of rain.
19) If you get married in yellow you will be ashamed of your fellow.
- Collector
- Ben Hughes
- Gender
- Male
