School: Ballinlig (roll number 2994)
- Location:
- Ballinlig, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: J. Seery
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0168, Page 388
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- 1. It is unlucky to meet a red - haired woman or a fair - haired person, when you are going on a journey2. It is lucky to meet a dark haired man when you are going on a journey.3. If you do'nt put salt on the churn before you go churning the fairies will take away the butter.4. If you are churning and somebody to come in, they should take three dashes at it, for fear they would bring the butter away.5 Stables should not be cleaned out on May Day or the . people who cleans them will have bad luck.6. It is unlucky to tackle a horse on Whit Monday7. If you fall and hurt yourself on Whit - Sunday you will never get well.8. People who do not bathe during Whitsuntide lest they might be drowned.9 It is unlucky to burn a lone bush.(continues on next page)
