School: Ballygarvan (C.) (roll number 9830)
- Location:
- Ballygarvan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0391, Page 153
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- (continued from previous page)A spider creeping on one's clothes indicates new ones for the wearer.A moth flying at night around the lamp, indicates a letter to the house next morning.When the palm of one's right hand is itchy, it foretells a hand shake.
When the palm of one's left hand is itchy, it foretells money.When a picture falls it is a sign of death.
If one dreams of a grey horse it is the sign of a funeral.If a child opens her umbrella in the house, it it said that child will never grow again. To dream of a death is the sign of a marriage.A falling star indicates the flight of a soul to heaven.If a robin perches on a grave on a funeral day, it is a sign that the person will become a saint. When one hears a tinkle in one's ears, one should then pray for the Holy Souls.(continues on next page)
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