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School: St Columba’s, Coggale

Location:
Cogaula, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Fiacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 465

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    into the house on New Years Day there will be no luck in the house for the coming year
    If a person is fixing the fire and the sparks to fly in his direction it's the sign of coming wealth
    If a coal falls from the fire its the sign of a visitor coming
    If you were going on a journey, and a weasel to cross the road, you would have bad luck
    If a dog bit you, you should rub his tooth on the spot where he bit
    Its a lucky thing not to put out the ashes on a New Years' Day
    To fall in a graveyard is a sign you
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English