School: Scoil Naomh Colmcille, Kilmacrennan (roll number 17036)
- Location:
- Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Gallchobhair
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- When you are going a journey and meet a red-haired girl you should turn because you would have bad luck that day. Some people say that a red-haired girl is lucky to read your cup because the things she tells you are supposed to be true. It is lucky to meet a postman on a sweep in the morning.It is unlucky to have crickets in your house because when the first cricket comes it is a sign that some one of your animals will die. Some people say if you would kill a cricket it would eat your stockings but if you would put bread beside them they would not touch your stockings. If you are going a journey and a magpie cross your path you will have bad luck and if two crossed your path the bad luck would go away from you.It is lucky to see a black cat(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Filimine Ní Dhuibhne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Peoples
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Kilmacrenan, Co. Donegal