School: An Pasáiste, Corcaigh
- Location:
- Passage West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: William Meiklejohn
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- On seeing the appearance of the first part of the new moon, one should always say, with a half-penny or 'threepenny-bit in your hand:-New Moon, true moon.
Grant me my wish before you decline,
May I have plenty money of mine.Obtained from Mrs. Horgan, 6, St. Mary's Cottages, Rockenham, Passage West.
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Father Tierney was a priest officiating in Cork. 'Tis said that he used to wear cinders in his shoes, with no stockings, in order to do penence. Every Saturday morning the Blessed Virgin used to appear to him.- Informant
- Mrs Horgan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rockenham, Co. Cork
- Nick-names are very common in Passage now-a-days. When the fishermen used to fish at night, the water bailiffs used to be very vigilant. In order to warn their comrades, each one had a nick-name. When the bailiffs used to be near, the fishermen would call loudly their nick names, and the bailiffs would be none the wiser. Hence the many nick-names.
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Two knives crossed is the sign of a fight. A knife dropped at table is the sign of a visit of a gentleman. A fork dropped is the sign of a visit of a lady. When a cat sits with its back to the fire, it is(continues on next page)