School: Drom Liath, Macroom (roll number 1687)
- Location:
- An Drom Liath, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0340, Page 150
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- The following pishogues are prevalent in this district. They relate to eggs, meat, milk, butter, death, horse-shoe mag-pies, fire, beauty, and snails.
Eggs
If eggs are buried in another person's ploughed field it will take mis-luck or any sickness from yourself to another.
Meat
If fresh -meat is taken on a mare in foal, it will bring mis-fortune on the mare, or on the foal.
Milk
If milk is sold on May -day it will bring mis-luck on the house. But if salt is put in the empty can it will avert the mis-luck.
Butter
If a person entered a house whilst the owners were making butter, he should put his hand on the churn, otherwise they could not sell the butter.
Death
If a robin flew against the window it is a sign of death,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eugene Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
