School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar
- Location:
- Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 614
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- (continued from previous page)If a stray white cat comes into a house and stays it is a sign of bad luck. If a black cat comes in it is a sign of good luck. If a cat purrs beside you he is sucking your blood. It is unlucky to keep the first kitten a cat has. It is also unlucky to keep the first pup a bitch has. If it bit anyone that person would die.
- Hens and chickens
If two hens fight or if a hen comes into the house with a wisp hanging out of her tail it is a sign that a stranger is coming(continues on next page)
