School: An Gleann Ruadh, Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 3221)
- Location:
- Glenroe, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Conmidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 130
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- If you meet in your travels, a potato, portion of it picked by a crow. Keep it in your possession as a cure for tooth ache.
If you are troubled with warts on your hands or legs make the sign of the cross when you see a funeral passing
Its not right to go into a house by front door and go out the back door.
If you happen to go into a house where people are making butter its not right to leave without twisting the barrel.
If a young lady peels a turnip in the shape of a ribbon & hangs it over the door, the first (person) man that will come into the house, will be her future husband.A crowing hen denotes death or trouble in a familyWhen removing from one house to another, it is not right to remove the cat with you.If a young lady goes out walking for nine successive nights + counts 9 stones each night she will meet her future husband on the 10th day.
It is unlucky to have the ring fall during marriage ceremony.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- M.J. Mac Namee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenroe, Co. Limerick
