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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Maghcromtha

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0341, Page 570

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    8. When a person crosses the legs of another person it is right to make him cross back again, as it is not lucky for the person who crosses.
    9. When a young girl has bad sight, to pierce her ears improves it.
    10. If a person has a sore and lets a dog lick it, it would be cured.
    11.If a straw is seen hanging from a hen or the cock crowing furiously it is a sign of someone dying.
    12. If your bootlace opens is is thought that your sweetheart is thinking of you.
    13. If a spoon or knife falls from you it is meant a disappointment to
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigdarrery, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mary Lehane
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossmahon, Co. Cork