School: Newtownmanor (roll number 4905)
- Location:
- Newtownmanor, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Mac Néill (Nelson)
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- In the locality in which I live some the old people have a great deal of superstitions. Some people in my locality say that it is good luck to see a horse shoe outside of the door of any house. The old people say that if you go into a house while churning is going on that you will bring some of the butter with you if you dont take what is called a "brash". Some people say that it is not right to put out the ashes on the first morning of May. it is said that if a person breaks a mirror that he will have ill luck for ten years after that. It is said that if a person meets a black cat on the road at night it will bring good luck to that person. The people in my townland say that who ever is first at a well called "Browny" in the townland of Curraghan on May morning will have the most butter for the following year. Some people say that if crickets are not in a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Joseph Fowley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curraghan, Co. Leitrim