School: An Mhágh Bheag, Droichead Banndan (roll number 11025)
- Location:
- Magh Bheag Thoir, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Uallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0315, Page 026
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- 1. When you go to a wake you should always come out the same door as you went in and you should come back with the person whom you went with.
2. You should always leave the cat after you when you are leaving a house because people say you would not have any luck if you brought the cat with you.
3. You should never throw out anything while a corpse would be in a house.
4. When you would be altering a house you should never shut up a door that a corpse went out if you would at night rapping and crying would be heard.
5. You should never cut your nails on Sunday.
6. You should never sweep the floor out the door while anyone is at a wake.
- Collector
- Bridgie Crowley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Magh Bheag Thoir, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Mr Raymond Bradfield
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Eoghain, Co. Chorcaí
