Pirate Byrne's Treasure

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Bernard Gaughran, Mrs Gaughran

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“Swallows flying high means that there will be good weather,”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“If Candlemas Day is bright and clear, we may expect a wet summer.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“When old people's corns are sore we may expect rain.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“When the sky is red at sunset there will be good weather the following day.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“If swallows "count your teeth" (come close to your face as to look into your mouth) you will die within the year.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“If you eat "soill as tra" (flaggers or leaves of yellow iris) you will acquire a stammer.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“Fresh cow dung applied to a stone bruise or erysipelas will cure some.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“A child born on Whit Sunday will have the "evil blow", that is, a stone thrown from his hand will prove fatal.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“If you bathe on Whit Sunday you are sure to be drowned.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“A horse hair (of the tail) if left for nine days in water becomes an eel.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“It is unlucky to see the new moon through glass.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“Blood stains on a window pane mean a death to the house.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“The chirp of a bird chased from his nest is a cursing of his disturber.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“The best salmon of the year's first catch should be given to the Parish Priest as a thanks offering.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“Human hair should not be burned but should be stuck into a hole in a wall or a hole in an outhouse.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“If you throw a clew or ball of thread into a lime kiln on Hallow Eve night in the name of the devil...”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“You should throw a fallen tooth over your left shoulder.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“If you pull three spines out of a live hedgehog with your teeth you will never suffer from the toothache.”

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Bernard Gaughran

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“If you lick the belly of a "man eater" (Áirc luachra) you will have the power of healing burns.”

CBÉS 0661

Bernard Gaughran, Mrs Mc Evoy

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