School: Ardfinnan (B.), Cahir (roll number 16077)
- Location:
- Ardfinnan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: W. J. Nugent
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0571, Page 204
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- (continued from previous page)Swallows flying low sign of rain.
A cat washing his right ear is a sign of a visitor
If a cat is disturbed when washing himself the first person he looks at will die soon.
A fire lighting on one side is a sign someone will leave the house within a week.
If you enter a door with anything on your shoulder you will not grow any bigger
You should not step across a person who is lying down or step across a person's legs when he is sitting with his legs stretched out. If you do you will not grow any bigger.
If you strike a person with an older stick you will not grow any bigger.
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