School: Enniscrone (G.) (roll number 13941)
- Location:
- Inishcrone, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0164, Page 042
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- 1 You should not give out money on "New Year's Day," you would be giving away your luck.
2. If you break a cup, and it does not break in three pieces, you will break three more.
3 If you sweep the dust out the door, you will sweep out your luck.
4 You should not look through the window at a full moon, you will have bad luck.
5 if you give out milk on may Day, you will be giving it out during the year.
6 If you cry on "New Year's Day," you will cry every day in the year.
7 Hunger is good sauce.
8 Two heads are better than one.
- Collector
- Resa Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
