School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)
- Location:
- Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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- XML “Good Luck”
- XML “Bad Luck”
- XML “Signs of the Weather”
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Story (continued)
“There was a man coming from his neighbour's house one night. He saw a light a good distance away from him.”
(continued from previous page)light a few feet from him.
He blessed himself and the light disappeared.- It is good luck to find a horse-shoe.
It is good luck to find iron.
It is good luck to find white heather.- Collector
- Bridget J. Mc Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Procklis, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Frank Mc Connell
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Procklis, Co. Donegal
- It is bad luck to find money. It is unlucky to hit a beast with an "elder stick". It is unlucky to find money.
- It is a sign of rain when the smoke goes down the street.
It is unlucky to find tobacco.
John Bradley got a crock of butter in his hill.
If there is a straw in the dog's mouth it is the sign of a stranger.
When a hen crows it is a sign of death.(continues on next page)