School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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- (continued from previous page)New Year's morning you will have luck the whole year.
- It is very unlucky to cut your hair during Lent.
If a farmer starts to put in his crop on a Saturday the old people say it is not lucky.
If a man shaves on a Friday it is bad luck.
If you throw tongs after a person going to play cards it is lucky.
Wednesday is an unlucky day to change to a new house.- Collector
- Frances Mac Nulty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knocknafaugher, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- John Hearaghty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Knocknafaugher, Co. Donegal
- To hang a horse shoe on the door is said to be lucky.
Anything you would set on Good Friday would never fail to grow.
Saturday and Friday are said to be unlucky days for marriage and the rest are lucky.
To wash the floor at night is unlucky.(continues on next page)