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School: Srath an Urláir (roll number 13367)

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Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1095, Page 125

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    12. If you meet a black cat on a journey you will have good luck on that journey.
    13. If you bring hawthorn blossoms into a house you will bring bad luck on it.
    14. If you get married in May you will rue the day.
    15. If you meet a red-haired woman going to the market you will have bad luck.
    16. If you go out early on May morning you will meet a witch.
    17. If a corpse does not stiffen some relation of the deceased will die within a year.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frankie O' Flaherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs M. O' Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stranorlar, Co. Donegal