School: Achadh Eóchaille, Inis Céin (roll number 10243)
- Location:
- Aghyohil Beg, Co. Cork
- Teacher: C. Ó Ríordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0312, Page 176
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- (continued from previous page)sign you will get a letter.
When sparks fly out of the fire on to someone that person is supposed to get money.
When a tealeaf is floating on the top of a cup of tea it is a sign of a letter.
When there is a tealeaf on the very edge of your it is a sign of a surprise.
When there is a big tealeaf in the bottom of your cup it is a sign you will go to a wedding.
When a spidar is creeping on your leg it is a sign you will get a new pair of stockings.
When a straw is hanging to a hen it is a sign of a funeral.
When a cock is crowing at midnight it is a sign he is saving someone.
When a dog is caoining it is a sign someone is dying.
It is not lucky to give away anything on May day especially milk.
It is not lucky to throw out the ashes on the first of January for you would be throwing away your luck.
It is unlucky to brush the house out the door for you would be brushing our your luck.
It is unlucky to take a bucket with the sign of new on it to the well.
If you spill water putting in into a kettle it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Coffey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Coffey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garranelahan, Co. Cork
