School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 201

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  1. If you see a line of tea leaves in bottom off your cup it is a sign that you are going on a journey.
    If you sell milk to other people and you don't throw a grain of salt on it you will give away all the butter.
    If you are churning and do not throw salt on it you will have no luck.
    It is not right to bring a coal out of the fire without leaving a sod of turf back. You would bring the luck out of the house.
    If you have a pain in your head and drink black tea the pain will go.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Burren, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs O' Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Burren, Co. Mayo