School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 174
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Story (continued)
“There was a man coming from his neighbour's house one night. He saw a light a good distance away from him.”
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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.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.- It is good luck to find a horse-shoe.
It is good luck to find iron.
It is good luck to find white heather. - It is bad luck to find money. It is unlucky to hit a beast with an "elder stick". It is unlucky to find money.
- It is a sign of rain when the smoke goes down the street.
It is unlucky to find tobacco.
John Bradley got a crock of butter in his hill.
If there is a straw in the dog's mouth it is the sign of a stranger.
When a hen crows it is a sign of death.(continues on next page)