School: An Teampoll Geal, Ceapach Chuinn (roll number 3549)
- Location:
- An Teampall Geal, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: Liam Ó Faoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0644, Page 67
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“It is said that when a cat is washing his face that there is a visitor going to come.”
(continued from previous page)you would not grow.
It is said that if you break a looking glass you would not have any luck for seven years.
It is said that if you beat person or an animal with an elder stick that they would not live.
A white thorn stick is not lucky to have.
It is said that it is lucky to begin ploughing on a Friday.
People say tat goats are lucky with cows because the cows would not get any sickness.
Donkeys are lucky with horses for the same reason.
If you bring a spring on your shoulder in the door you will not grow any more.
If we have a wet Friday we will have a wet Sunday.
It is not right to open a grave on Monday unless the sod was cut on Sunday.
If you open an umbrella in a house, you will have no luck.
If you are not in bed on Shrove Tuesday night with the day light you will be late for seven years.
- Collector
- Kathleen O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Na Cáintigh, Co. Phort Láirge
- Informant
- John Foley
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- An Láithreach, Co. Phort Láirge