School: Láithreach
- Location:
- Laragh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Duffy
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- 56. Pistreoga:-
1. The nothing should be thrown
out of the house on New Year's
day unless something has been
brought in first - a can of water,
turf.
2. That nothing should be given in
aisce on that day.
3. That it is a sign of good luck
during the year if first visitor to
a house on New Year's Day is
blackhaired. and tis regarded as
an ill omen if first visitor on that
day is red haired.
4. To meet a red haired girl or
woman first when a person is
leaving home on business of
importance is regarded as a sign
of ill luck.
5. If a person comes into a house
while a churning is going on and
doesn't take a brais, that is,
lending a helping hand for a few
minutes, he is suspected of
having evil intentions. It was
believed that certain evil minded
people had power to prevent
butter coming on milk.
6. People believed that whoever got
the first can of water out of a
Spring well in the morning had
good luck as a result.
Consequently, fights at spring
wells in the early morning were
a common occurrence. Belief was
that whoever drew water first in
the morning had best yield of
butter.- Collector
- Brighid Ní Leannáin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Lennon
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male