School: Carraigíní (Carrigans)

Location:
Carrigans, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire E. Ní Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 45

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 45

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    itchy you are going to get a strange shake hands.
    It is unlucky for a man to light four cigarettes with the same match.
    A black cat is said to be very lucky.
    The peacock is said to be very unlucky and if we wear a peacock's feather it is said we will have bad luck.
    It is unlucky to leave shoes on the table.
    It is unlucky to see the new moon through glass.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
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