School: Tobar an Choire (2)
- Location:
- Tobercurry, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eilís Caswall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0171, Page 276
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“You should never give a pen, knife or any such shape thing to anybody, without firsat sticking it into wood.”
You should never give a pen, knife or any such shape thing to anybody, without first sticking it into wood. The pin pen or suck lime article is said to cut line
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“You will have no luck with your first if you give away a clocking hen.”
You will have no luck with your fowl if you give away a clocking hen. - Informant
- Mrs Jinks
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Oghambaun, Co. Sligo
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“You should never exchange a setting of eggs until your own are hatched else you will have no birds that year.”
You should never exchange a setting of eggs until your own are hatched else you will have no birds that year. (no title)
“On November's nigh a girl goes straight out blindfolded to a cabbage field and pulls a cabbage stalk.”
On November's night a girl goes out blindfolded to a cabbage field and pulls a cabbage stalk. If the cabbage has a straight stalk she will get a straight (?) husband, but if the cabbage stalk is crooked her husband will be lame.