School: Sráid (roll number 14369)

Location:
Strade, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Grádaigh
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    82. You should put water in milk before you give it to anybody.
    83. If you go under a ladder you will never grow.
    84. It is not lucky to cross a cat.
    85. Never go to the forge on Saturday.
    86. It is unlucky to put a second roof on a house.
    87. It is lucky to put a horseshoe over the door.
    88. If the cock crows three times at nine o'clock someone will die.
    89. When you are going visiting put a grain of salt on a coal so that the fairies will not bring you.
    90. It is lucky if a black cat comes into the house.
    91. It is right to leave the door open
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English