School: Rockwood, Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Derreennaclogh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Chorcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 350
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- (continued from previous page)If work was begun on Saturday it would never be finished. If a person spent money on Monday he would be spending during the week.
Superstitions
The following things are considered unlucky: - to meet a red - haired woman the first thing in the morning; to strike a person with a brush, to break a looking glass.
If a hare crossed your path in the morning you would have no luck for the day. If a stranger entered the house while churning was in progress and did not help at the work he would carry away the butter. If a stranger left a house by a different door from the one which he entered by, he would carry away the luck of the house. If a person opened an umbrella inside in a house he would not grow any more. If a person was crossed by another person he(continues on next page)
