School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)

On this page

1. True Story of Columcille (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   to fly for his life. But he put a curse on the place, and said that a rooster would never crow in it again.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. Signs

   

   Share Share Post

   1. If you see frog spawn near the edge of a pool it is a sign that the year will be very wet. But if it is in the middle of the pool, it will be a very dry year.
   2. It is a sign of rain if a cat washes her face or if a dog eats grass.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

3. Superstitions

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   If you get a piece of a wedding-cake and put it under your pillow, you will dream of your true lover that night. When you hear the cuckoo for the first time, you should look under your foot. If there is a hair there and whatever colour it is, that will be the colour of your true lover's hair. What ever way you are looking when first you hear the

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Jane Mc Daid

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   14

   Informant

   Mrs Mc Daid

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   69

   Address

   Tullychullion, Co. Donegal