School: Ráithín (B.) (roll number 9304)
- Location:
- Raheen, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ua Cróinín
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- Piseóga
Never kill a pig on a Monday.
If you walk under a ladder when it is against a wall you will have bad luck.
Never start a journey on Friday.
If you break a mirror you will have no luck for seven years.
If you spill salt in the morning you will have bad luck for the rest of the day.
If there are two crows looking down a chimney someone in that house will die.
If you hear the cuckoo with your left ear you will have no luck for the rest of the year.
If you get a horse shoe on the road when you are going on a journey you will have good luck.
If you get a crooked pin on the road you will have bad luck.
If you get a rusty pin on the road you will have good luck.
A sod to fall somebody will come in.
A spoon to fall a woman will come in.
If you are going in a visit and a(continues on next page)
