School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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    strangers.
    If a man met a red haired woman on his way to a fair he should turn.
    Sticking quicklime and shaking holy water on the crops on May day.
    A woman should not go in to a house on New years Day.
    On Christmas night the youngest child should lite the candle.
    if you cout anything you would bring the luck from them.
    Your right hand itchy the sign you would get money .Your left hand itchy is the sign of a shake hands.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Corry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Thomas Corry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Clare