School: Derryham
- Location:
- Derryhum, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Ó Máirtín
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(65) If the heart of your right hand is if itchey you are going to be shaken hands with a stranger.
(66) If your left ear is hot there is someone talking bad about you.
(67) If your right ear is hot there is someone talking good about you.
(68) Not to give anything away (wh) while you are churning afraid the borrower would take the butter of the churn.
(69) If a horse or a cow or a pig is sick, the owner wold write down the person's name that he though overlooked them and burn the name and a piece of their coat over their nose.
(70) If your right hand is itchy you are going to shake hands with a stranger.
(71) If your left hand is itchy you are going to get money.
(72) When you sleep on a piece of(continues on next page)
