School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seósamh Ó Níalláin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Roughan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Edward Neylon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Roughan, Co. Clare
  2. No one should cry for 2 hours after the corps leaving the house. If a girl spilled salt she would marry a drunkard. If a person went to see a sick on his way home from a funeral, the sick person would die before long.

    Collected by: - Máire Ní Dhiolúin Crossard
    Told by: - Martin McMahon Crossard, (her grandfather)
    (66 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.