School: Cúl Árann (Clochar)

Location:
Coolaran, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An tSr Fionnbharr Nic Chárthaig
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    out the same door as you would come in
    If there is a spider on your back it is a sign that you will get something new
    It is said that you should stop the clock when a person is dead in the house.
    It is also said that it is not right to give away anything on May-day.
    Annie Delaney, Thomas Delaney
    Monard
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. The old people say that if you watch the kettle boiling it will never boil.
    They tie a red rag to the cow's tail for fear the milk would be stolen on May morning.
    If a man going to the fair met a red haired woman he would have to turn back because he would have no luck that day.
    If you saw one magpie
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolaran, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolaran, Co. Galway