School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)

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   bade him "Good night" and left the room. Matt went to bed and fell asleep. On awakening the following morning he found himself beside the turf-clamp, his head resting on the basket and holding in his hand an acorn-stem. Matt left the place a few days later. After a year's absence he returned again to the same place, but so changed that the farmer and his wife did not recognise him, as this jet-black hair had turned to white. He told the story of the above happenings some time before he left the place a second time. (Padraig Gillick a fuair ó (-)

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2. Pisreoga

   

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   (a) It is unlucky to handle an elder-bush. A person struck with an elder stick will never grow bigger.

   (b) It is unlucky to bring lilac into a house.

   (c) It is unlucky to carry a shovel over the shoulder; it should be carried in the hand.

   (d) It is unlucky to meet a red-haired woman in the morning.
   (e) It is lucky to find coal on the road in the morning.

   (f) When you get a thorn in your foot you should take it out and eat it. You will never get another on your foot afterwards.

   (g) When going through a gap never stoop under the swinging bar or you will not grow any bigger.

   (h) If you cut a lone bush you will never have good luck.

   (I) "Old people say that if two people wash their hands in the same dish, you should spit in it in case they would fight. (N. Ó Gadhra)

   (j) It is wrong to handle an elder bush; if you are struck with an elder bush you will grow no bigger.

   (k) No one would give you a match or fire on May Day

   (l) "It is unlucky not to take the dash and churn a bit when you visit a house and they churning"

   (m) It is unlucky to sweep out the floor after dark.

   (n) "Nuair atá asal ag géimnigh deirtear go bhfuil tinnceár marbh"

   (o) "Má leanann tú girrfiadh agus má chuireann sé folach cnuic ort, béidh ádh iongantach olc ort" (A. MacCraith)

   (p) If you dream about eggs you will fall ill before long.

   (ar leanamhaint)

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