School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry (roll number 15989)
- Location:
- Kilcomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 078
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- The Cat:
A black cat is a lucky animal to have about the house, and the people believe you should never refuse it shelter. It is supposed to be equally unlucky to turn a dog away.
The Dog:
The dog is the symbol of friendship, and to dream of one foretells the meeting of friends or the accession of a new one.The Horse:
The horse is another lucky animal, and if one should run up to you in the field or elsewhere, you will have some good fortune.
A cast-off horse-shoe brings good luck, and should, if found, be hung on the wall with the points uppermost, not downwards.The Pig:
Pigs have always been considered lucky. When passing a farm make a wish and if you see a pig while passing, you will obtain your wish[?]Birds:
Birds are also lucky, and if one should fly into the house it is an omen of good fortune unless the bird is a raven or a blackbird, when it is an omen of death and trouble; if a dove it foretells a birth in the house. Peacock feathers are extremely unlucky, and should(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Cornelius Cadogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ratooragh, Co. Cork
