School: Corra Cluana (roll number 14054)
- Location:
- Corracloona, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomháin
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- Magpies: One magpie is unlucky - if you see one magpie you should nod your head three times to escape ill-luck. The following is a rhyme relating to magpies
One for sorrow, two for joy
Three for a wedding, four for a boy
Five for Silver, six for gold
Seven for a secret never to be told. Swallows: If the swallow flies high, good weather will follow.
If low, storm will followCrows: Crows flying over a hill "through other" (in an irregular fashion, betoken storm.Magpies: Three magpies near a house are a sign of deathSwans: If a person shoots a swan he will find one of his cows dead in the morning. There is a mass rock in Straduffy near Brian Keany's house, Straduffy, Kiltycloghen. It is related that a man in- Collector
- Margaret Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullintloy, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- James Dolan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tullintloy, Co. Leitrim
- There is a mass rock in Straduffy near Brian Keany's house, Straduffy, Kiltycloghen. It is related that a man in(continues on next page)