School: Baile a' Mhuilinn (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Dholáin
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- Old Signs and Sayings1. If you meet a red haired in the morning it is the sign of bad luck for the year.
2. If you broke a mirror it is the sign of seven years bad luck.
3. If you had money in your pocket when you heard the cuckoo the first time you would have plenty of money all the year.
4. If a sod fell out of the fire, it is the sign of a stranger coming to the house.
5. If two hens were fighting it is the sign of a stranger coming to the house.
6. If a frog came into the house it is the sign of bad weather.
7. If you meet one magpie it is the sign of sorrow.
If you meet two magpies it is the sign of joy.
9. If the cock crows inside the house it is the sign of a death.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Milltown, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Julia Egan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballymary, Co. Galway