School: Sraithín (roll number 12808)

Location:
Sraheen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Croidhean
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0150, Page 179

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  1. If an ass puts his ass to a ditch it is a sure sign of bad weather.
    When a corpse is leaving a house the people always throw down the stools and chairs so that no other one will die that year.
    If a person brings a coal out of a house he always puts a black sod in its place so that he would not bring the luck out of the house.
    If a person burns holly berries on Christmas Eve he will have an unlucky year.
    If the fire burns bright on Christmas night it will be a prosperous year.
    If a mirror is broken in a house there will be a death in the house before the year is out.
    If the sparks of the fire fly on a person it is a sure sign of him getting money.
    If a magpie is seen three mornings outside the door of a house a person will die in the house.
    If a robin flies into the house it is a sure sign of snow.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Brogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Foxford, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Brogan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    Feirmeoir
    Address
    Stonehall, Co. Mayo