School: Ballynacally, Inis (roll number 2189)
- Location:
- Ballynacally, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Cuinneagáin
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- Cloth wrappers conveying fresh meat should be washed before returning them.If leaving an old house going into a new one, you should go out the same door as you came in on the day of your marriage.When going out of your house leaving a baby in the cradle you should put the tongs across the cradle.When a person would be after getting married to throw an old shoe over their head would bring them good luck.It is not right to have two doors opposite one another open on Sundays.If a person brought stools or chairs or anything to a corpse house the same person should bring them back again.By not polishing shoes in the house of a Sunday morning it is supposed to prevent a disease in cattle known as "Black Quarter."Watches, and clock should be stopped on the death of a(continues on next page)
