School: Don
- Location:
- Cartron More, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Tiomáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 128
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- (continued from previous page)return home and start out again - Otherwise if you are going on a journey and have gone a short distance do not return if you have forgotten something otherwise you will have bad luck.
8. if you put on a stocking or other article of wearing apparel do not change it - leave it so for luck.
9 If an older person than yourself 'crosses' you (tells you not to go) on a journey you will have bad luck.
10 If the cock crows on the threshold look out for bad news.
11 If the cock crows as he goes on the roost next day will be wet
12 If a hen crows terrible bad luck - usually a death will come in the family.(continues on next page)
