School: Killyconnan (C.)
- Location:
- Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Ghabhann
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- (continued from previous page)to hit anyone with boortree .
It is lucky to have a horses shoe hanging over the door.
Women of this district used to put thongs in the cradle with the baby so that the baby wouldn't be spirited away and a fairy child left instead.
If a rat or weasel crosses your path it is said an enemy is soon to do you an injury.
If a bat comes into the house at night it is a sign of illness in the house; and it is supposed to be very unlucky to kill a bat.