School: St Columba’s, Coggale

Location:
Cogaula, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Fiacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 464

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    If you see a magpie on a tree you will get a letter that day
    If a woman were churning, and if a man came into the house, and did not say "God bless the work," or did not take the churn, that man would take all the butter with him
    If the cock crows between midnight and morning it's a sign of a funeral
    If a person cleaned a bucket on which there were traces of milk, at the well, the next person who would come to the well would have all the cream of the first person's milk
    If a person wears green its a sign of grief
    If a woman is the first to come
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English