School: Derryham
- Location:
- Derryhum, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 060
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- (continued from previous page)to get a piece of rowan tree and make a ring of it and tie a red rag and a horse stump around the ring, and tie it on the cows tail.
(145) And they would also tie a rowan tree on the churn dash afraid the butter would be taken off the milk.
(146) One for sorrow two for Joy three for a weddon and four for a boy five for silver six for gold and seven for a secret not to be told.
(147) The people would say that it is unlucky to meet a red haired girl if you were going a long journey.
(148) A crowing hen and a whistling girl should have their head cut of
(49) If the sparks are flying
There is money coming
(50) If a magpie chirps three times in a bush before the door there is a letter coming.
(51) On New Years day people did not throw out water.
(52) If you were going to a fair with(continues on next page)
