School: Baile na Cille (roll number 1320)

Location:
Ballynakill, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Éinrí Ó Mainnín

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Local Beliefs

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0083

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When the hens pick themselves it is the sign of rain.
If a person's left ear is hot it is the sign somebody is talking bad about him.
If a person's right ear is hot it is the sign somebody is talking good about him.
When a sod in the fire falls on the hearth it is the sign a stranger is coming.
If a picture falls it is the sign of a death in that house.
If a person cuts a lone bush it is said that the fairies would bring that person.
If you have a garment on inside out it is a sign of good luck.
If you are on a journey and if you turn back it is a sign of bad luck.
To hear a cock crowing at midnight is the sign of a death.
To see two hens fighting its the sign of strangers coming to visit.
If a hen with a straw on her leg come around the door it is the sign of a death.
It is unlucky to see a robin coming

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Collector
Lucy Martin
Gender
female
Address
Newtown, Co. Galway
Language
English