School: Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10956)

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1. Pishogues (continued)

   

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   not grow. It is said to be unlucky to walk under a ladder. A grave should not be opened on Monday but a sod should be turned in it on Sunday, as the person who'd open it on Monday would be opening graves for the week. You should never sweep the dust of the house out the door as you'd be sweeping your luck out the door, and you should keep it inside. It is not right to be out after 12 o'c at night because the dead people are doing their rounds

   Collected by Thomas Nolan, Church St., Castleisland Kerry from Mrs Breen Do Do (85) yrs.

   

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2. Pishogues

   

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   If a knife falls off the table a male visitor will come to the house, whereas if a fork falls it shows that a woman will visit the house. Should a person visit a house when the churn is being made, a they should give a few turns to the churn lest they'd take the butter. If a bridal couple met a funeral it would show bad luck ahead of them and one of them may die. It is unlucky to see the new moon thro' a window and if you do, you should throw a grain of salt over your left shoulder to take away the ill luck.

   In the village of Curran, Farranfore, Co Kerry there lived 2 sisters next door to each other and they both owned farms. One could make plenty butter and the other wasnt able to make any. She was telling her

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Mc Gillicuddy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killegane, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Mrs Mary Mc Gillicuddy

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   83

   Address

   Killegane, Co. Kerry