School: Cill Tártáin

Location:
Kiltartan, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Tuathaigh
Browse
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0057

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0057

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Cill Tártáin
  2. XML Page 0057
  3. XML “Local Beliefs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. (continued from previous page)
    wedding.
    30 If a sod of turf or a stick fell off the fire it is the sign that a stranger would come in.
    31 If you hit anybody with an elder stick on the head he would not grow any bigger.
    32 If the cock crew at the door it would be the sign of bad luck.
    33 If there was a wasp after a hen it would be the sign of death.
    34 If two hens were fighting it would be the sign of strangers.
    35 If the chair fell from under you it is the sign you wouldn't get married.
    36 If you put your stocking on inside out it is the sign of good luck.
    37 If you put a bit of a wedding cake under your pillow when you were going to bed the person you'd dream about wouls be your wife or husband.
    38 If your car is hot it is the sign that someone is talking well of you.
    39. If you spat on your car when it is hot the person that would be talking about you would cut his tongue.
    40 If you pull a rib of hair out of a person's, if it curls when stretched it is the sign that person is proud.
    41. If your bootlace was opened it is the sign that someone is thinking of you.
    42. If your eyes were itchy it is the sign that you were
    (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
    Collector
    Children in the School District