School: Moys (roll number 10837)
- Location:
- Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Dawson
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- Superstitions concerning Certain Days.
If a mare foals on Whit Sunday the foal will either kill or be killed. If a man starts to plough on Saturday it is said that he wont get it done that month without some rain.
If a child is born on a first Friday it will have good luck.
If you cry on New Years Day you will cry the whole year round.
A child that is born on Christmas Eve will have good luck and a long life.- Collector
- Thomas Mac Shane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisglassan, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- John Mc Shane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisglassan, Co. Monaghan