School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)
- Location:
- Killinaboy, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 293
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - If a person came in with a bag on his shoulder he would have bad luck. If a person jumped over a child on the floor, the child would never grow. If a person sees a man on a horse on May morning he should turn back. It is unlucky to turn back three times when going on a journey. If a person come into the house on November’s night and lights three (father) fags after one another, he will never have a bit of luck for three years. If you met one magpie when you would be carrying a bottle of milk, you would have bad luck. If you saw a plough in the sky you would have great luck. When you see the first star in the sky in the evening you should bless yourself.
Collected by: - Tomás Ó Dúblainn Leactagoona
Told by: - His father
(55 years)
