School: Claonar agus Carraig, Cill an Mhuilinn
- Location:
- Cill an Mhuilinn, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Síothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0372, Page 240
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- (continued from previous page)A. When she is adrift.
- If a lot of crows gather round the house it is a sign of death in that house.
When a dog starts to dream it is a sign of visitors.
When two hens fight it is a sign of visitors.
When a dog crys it is a sign of death.
When a hen is going around with a straw on her tail it is the sign of a funeral.
When a cock crows during the day it is a sign of death.
If a person finds a horseshoe on the road is is the sign of good luck
One magpie for bad luck,
Two for good luck,
Three for a wedding,
Four for a wake,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a story that was never told.
If a person found a four leaf shamrock it is a sign of good luck.
If you hear the cuckoo for the first time in the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Lizzie O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lios an Uisce, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Patrick O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lios an Uisce, Co. Chorcaí
