School: An Chluain
- Location:
- Cloan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 419
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- (continued from previous page)would be making he would not be allowed to do so.
It is a custom to bring in something green from the fields before the sun rises on May Day Morning.
If a person came into he or she should go out the same door as they came in.
If a person got eggs or a hen to hatch a pin or penny would be given to the person who gave them.
When eggs are hatched a cross is put on each egg with a burnt stick.
It is not right to put a stick on your shoulder inside a house.
It is not right to open an umbrella inside a house.
If a person's nose was itchey, someone would be talking about him or her.
If a person's right eye was itchey, he or she would be laughing and if the left eye was itchey he or she would be crying.
If a person's ear was ringing like a bell he or she would pray for the dead.
If a person met a foxy cat on the road he or she would have bad luck and if a person met a black cat he would have good luck.
If a person met one magpie on the road it would be for sorrow, two for joy, three for a wedding, four to die, five for silver, six(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Murchadha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Allihies, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Seán Ó Murchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Allihies, Co. Cork
