School: Caisleán na hÉille (The Neale)

Location:
Neale, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Mhic Domhnaill
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    If a cock comes to the door and crows, it is a sign of evil.
    When a wisp of straw is seen from a duck's foot it is supposed that there is somebody dead.
    A black cat is supposed to be for good luck.
    If a knife fell of the table a man is supposed to come to the house.
    If a fork fell off the table a woman is supposed to come to the house and if a spoon fell, a child is supposed to come.
    If a person's right ear is hot it is supposed that somebody is speaking badly about that person and when his left ear is hot somebody is speaking good about him.
    When there happens to be two spoons in your cup it is supposed that you will get an invitation to a wedding.
    If you left anything fall you will get a disappointment and whoever takes it up for you will get an introduction.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Davern
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Peggy Davern
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    96
    Address
    Caherduff, Co. Mayo