School: Sraithín (roll number 12808)
- Location:
- Sraheen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Croidhean
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0150, Page 187
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- (continued from previous page)English. Eight girls and two boys from our village are in the USA. Most of the land in our village is rough and mountainous and very little of it can be ploughed.Told by: Bridget Brogan, Stonepark, Foxford
Age: 13 yrs
Occupation: Pupil
- 6/12/'36
If a coal falls off the fire some one is to come in.
If one keeps looking in the mirror at night he will be sick in the morning.
If you keep stirring the crane you are washing the devil's shirt.
If you get an asses show lost and hang it upside down you will have good luck but if you hang it straight you will have bad luck.
It is not right to throw out anything New Year's Day.
If you get up before sunrise on May morning and wash your face with the due you will be up early(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nellie Moran
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolavally, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Dan Brogan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Foxford, Co. Mayo
