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School: Carrigaline, Ráth Mhór

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Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Mhic Conchoille
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    1. Do not walk against a funeral, you should turn and walk a few steps with it
    2. Do not walk on the grass at the side of the road when a funeral is passing, leave that for the dead friends of the corpse.
    3. Whoever the cat looks at first after washing his face will die first.
    4. If a cat has his back turned to the fire it is a sign of bad weather
    5. To burn a playing card you will have bad luck.
    6. If the cock crows at the door some friend of the family is to die.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Nóra Ní Dhochartaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigaline, Co. Cork