School: Forgney, Ballymahon (roll number 860)
- Location:
- Forgney, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Mrs B. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 335
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- (continued from previous page)luck.
A bride should not be requested to look at a hare running in a field, lest she may have no family.
If bees go away, they bring the luck with them. They should be replaced as soon as possible.
The hearth should be swept clean after the fire is raked at night. The fairies will want it when the mortals are asleep.
No many should be spent on Hansel Monday, the first Monday of the New Year. The person who spends money on this day will go short of money throughout the year.
It is a very wrong thing to call anyone a Turgán.
Cashapooks in a fort should not be broken as the fairies use them for stols.
To meet a red-haired woman early in the morning or when setting out on a journey means that some disaster will follow.
If the first person coming into a house(continues on next page)
