School: Breaffy (roll number 15555)
- Location:
- Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 284
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- (continued from previous page)47 When a knife falls a gentleman will come.
48 To see hens fighting is a sign of strangers coming.
49 To meet a white horse is unlucky.
50 To spread out clothes in the night is unlucky.
51 To let a thing fall is a disapointment.
52 It is unlucky to bring a white-thorn bush into a new house.
53 It is not right to cut bushes on a fort.
54 If the crook falls the devil will be seen
55 If there are two spoons in a person's cup he will go to a wedding.
56 If a person is going out the door when the clock strikes(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Ginley
- Gender
- Male
