School: Seosamh Naomhtha (roll number 16640)

Location:
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An Bráthair Naiti
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  1. The boor tree is said to be unlucky. Old people say that if you burn a branch of boor in the fire you will bleed from the mouth. They say this to keep children from bringing boor tree bushes into their houses. This is because they say it brings bad luck into the house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Gettins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Gettins
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 82
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal