School: Gallen
- Location:
- Gallen, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 200
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- (continued from previous page)hens are hatching as it is supposed to keep thunder from effecting the birds.
(19) If you pull a grey hair out of your head nine more will grow in its place.
(20) It is not lucky to take a short cut with a corpse.
(21) If you were going out on a journey you should not turn back again as it is not lucky.
(22) It is said that if you saw a ghost and then had to cross running water the ghost could not follow you.
(23) It is not lucky to give away anything on May morning that is May 1st.
(24) It is not lucky for a wedding pair to meet a white horse the first thing after marriage.
(25) If you are leaving an old house you should not bring the cat with you or you won't have luck.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Bell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glyn, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mrs Margaret Bell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Glyn, Co. Offaly
