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 177
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- (continued from previous page)is a sign you will have a drunkard husband.
When a donkey is braying it is a sign a beggar is dying.
If you find a rusty piece of iron on the road it is a sign you will get money.
You should never go to see a sick person on Monday or Friday.
You should always brush the floor at night before you go to bed for the fairies to dance on.
It is unlucky to open an umbrella inside in a house.
When the cock crows at the front door it is a sign of a visitor.
If a glove fell from a lady it is a sign she would meet with a disappointment and if another person took it up it is a sign that person would get an introduction.
If a girl's shoe is open it is a sign her boy is thinking about her.Magpies.
"One for bad luck,
Two for good luck,
Three for a wedding.
Four for a wake.
Five for silver
Six for gold(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Coffey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Coffey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garranelahan, Co. Cork
