School: Drumloughan (Dromlachan) (roll number 15665)
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 001
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- Bad luck
To meet a magpie on road when going on journey or business.
To meet a redhaired woman when first setting out on journey or business.
To turn back for something you have forgotten.
To fall in a graveyard is regarded as very unlucky and foretells an early death.It is extremely unlucky to wear anything new to a funeral.
It is unlucky to throw out the sweepings of the floor after sunset.
A cock crowing at night or a dog crying in the daytime foretells a death.
It is unlucky to cut a "lone bush"
"Lone" bushes are very common in this part of Leitrim and though of great inconvenience especially when situated in meadows and crop fields, they are never removed.They are mostly whitethorn, grow to a great height and are very scarce in thorns. By the appearance of the bark they must be very old. The tradition here is that they were planted by the fairies as land marks to(continues on next page)
