School: Baile Uí Mhurchadha, Borris
- Location:
- Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Michael Ó Seachnasaigh
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- (continued from previous page)No 9. If a dog was heard whining, that was said to be. unlucky.
No 10. They also believed that by saying certain prayers you could stop blood.
N 11. To say certain prayers can cure diseases in animals.
No 12. The people also believe in the Banshee, they say she comes when people are going to die. It is said that she comes only to certain houses.
No 13 If a person was dying and he was in great pain, it is believed that if he was turned across in the bed he would die easy
No 14 If there was seven sons in a family in succesion and no daughters between them it was believed that the 7th son was able to cure diseases and he was often called the doctor of the family
No 15 It is a sign of luck to find a horse shoe
No 16 If the sparks of the fire flew towards you it is the sign of a lot of money coming to you.
- Collector
- Eileen Doran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mohullen, Co. Carlow
- Informant
- Patrick Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Tinnacarrig, Co. Carlow
