School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 202

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  1. If there is a tea leaf floating on your tea you will get a horse
    If there is a white dot on your tumb you will get some thing.
    If sparks fly out of a cole when you are putting down a fire you will get money.
    When a cat is washing his face, the one he looks at first will die first
    A fairy on the thumb
    Is sure to come.
    A fairy on the finger
    Is sure to linger.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs William Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Sarnaght, Co. Mayo