School: Cloichín an Mhargaidh
- Location:
- Clogheen Market, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Teacháin
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- To see two magpies on the road is bad luck, to see one is good luck.
To go into a neighbours cow-house on a May morning is pishogues.
Taking butter from a person in the month of May is pishogues.
It is not lucky to meet a grey horse on the road very early.
Giving out money on a Monday is unlucky for you would be paying out for the week.
On the first of May long ago all the farmers used to light a big fire and they used to make the cows jump over it, that was said to prevent bad luck during the year.
Long ago they used to light a fire at(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs John Cleary
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 44
- Address
- Shanrahan, Co. Tipperary
