Person who receives dead man's clothes must wear them to Mass following Sunday. "How can I go to Mass when they didn't give me the clothes". "They gave me the clothes, but they didn't give me the boots [B'éigin dó féin peidhre 'thabhg't dó].
When any member of the family is going away salt is concealed in some part of his garments. [Do mheasas féin go raibh an phollóg agam, uair].
An bhean bhíonn ag iomchar leinbh ní théigheann sí isteach sa roilig le linn socraide ná aon uair eile go dtí go mbíonn sí "go maith" airis.
Cam-roilige - geilltear dí, fós.
To have luck at cards carry a fine comb ("a bloody comb") in your pocket or go under a briar both ends of which are ag fás in the ground.
If you go astray turn coat inside out.