School: Eanach Mór (roll number 13912)
- Location:
- Annagh More, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mártain Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0142, Page 74
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- (continued from previous page)11 Tame a pheasant
12 Keep a wild bird's feather in the house.
It is right to
1 Bless yourself when you see the new moon, and for women to turn their aprons and wish.
2 To stand either outside or inside of the window, and not to stand at the door when watching a funeral.
- 1 When people are getting married it is said it is a bad sign to see the bride at the church first.
2 They fire the tongs after a person to give them their blessing.
3 Coats are put under the churn to keep the fairies from stealing the butter.
4 On St. John's night the young people when coming home from the bonfires bring a bone and throw it into the field where the crops are.
5 When a star falls a soul is going to heaven.
6 It is lucky to see two magpies.
7 When you are coming out of bed you should put your left foot first.
8 When you are going astray in the fog you should turn your coat and you will come right.
9 If you put on your clothes inside out in the morning without knowing it you should leave them that way for the day.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mártain Ó Braonáin
- Gender
- Male
