School: Aughaclay (roll number 13140)

Location:
Templemoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Ó Beirn
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  1. 22:4:38
    If the dishcloth falls it is the sign of a stranger.
    That if you let a knife fall you will have bad luck.
    When the chair cracks it is the sign of a stranger.
    If you see a feather on the dog's nose it is the sign of a stranger.
    If the cock crows once at night there is something dangerous going to happen. If she crows three times the danger is all past.
    The say if a red dog comes in to the house there will be somebody dead before that time next year.
    If a coal falls out of the fire it is the sign of a stranger.
    When the pot jumps on the fire it is also a sign of a stranger.
    That if you let a tea spoon fall it is the sign of a stranger.
    That if you kiss a frog you will never have the toothache.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Drumaville, Co. Donegal