School: Sraith (roll number 16623)
- Location:
- Srah, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus E. Ó Dubhghaill
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“One magpie is for bad luck and two is for good luck.”
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“On May eve they put may pole around the churn.”
Michalmas is the harvest of the geese. On May eve no one cares to give away any milk or butter fearing their luck would be taken.
If you sold a horse to another man you should give a winkers for luck.
If you put on one of your stockings turned inside out you would have good luck.
If you made a grave on the first Monday of March you would have bad luck.
They used to catch fish with spears. They put dough on hooks to catch game.
If you kept a black carc in the house you would have always luck.
If you got a tip of a shoe on the road and keep it you would have good luck.
If you broke a mirror you would have bad luck for seven years. If you were playing cards and had to put the cat under the pot you would have good luck.
Lend a gun or a watch and you will never have either. - Collector
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“Long ago the people used have stirabout for their supper.”
Long ago the people would have stirabout for their supper. They used to have potatoes and salt for their dinner. The people used to throw out the tea leaves and some people used eat them on November nights(continues on next page)