School: Ceannanus Mór, Scoil na mBráthar
- Location:
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An Br. M.L. Ó Séaghdha
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- Collector
- John Monahan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Cooke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- 1. If a person breaks a mirror, that is a sign that he will have seven years bad luck.
2. To find a horse-shoe is a sign of good luck.
3. When you see a black cat it is a sign of good luck.
4. When the cat sits with its back to the fire it is the sign of a storm.
5. To find a ring is the sign of marriage.
6. If you meet a funeral on the day of your marriage you will die before you see the next one.(continues on next page)