School: Caladh na Feirsde (roll number 13481/2)
- Location:
- Callanafersy West, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Luain
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- (continued from previous page)going on a journey.
Not to cross a horse's face if the horse is going on a journey.
Not to throw out feet-water afar night-fall.
That the person who brings candlesticks to a wake must bring them home.
You should always say God bless a thing when you look at it.
You should clean the house when you are going to bed.
It isn't right to leave a threshing machine in working order for the night.
If you are giving eggs to a person you should always give them a penny or one egg more than they would want for luck.
Not to give milk away on May day.
Not to go out walking on November night.
It isn't right to walk against a funeral. You should turn back and take three steps in the direction the funeral is going.
Not to sell a good cow to a neighbour.
It isn't right to bring in eggs after night-fall.
If you were making butter and a person came in you'd want him to strike it before he'd take away the butter.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridie O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Callanafersy West, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Bob Knictly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Callanafersy West, Co. Kerry