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School: Oileán Faoide

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Whiddy Island, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Ruairc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0284, Page 271

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    1. It is never right to give away milk on May morning because you would give away your butter.
    2. You should never throw the water out the door after washing your feet.
    3. You should never build a house in a passage because it would fall again.
    4. When your nose is itchy there is somebody talking about you.
    5. If there is a strange bird flying around the house it is a sign of death.
    6. You should never clean your shoes by the fire.
    7. It is not right to start fishing on Monday because they would not have any fish for that season.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ua Drisceóil
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmore, Co. Cork