School: Ballygar (C)
- Location:
- Ballygar, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0084, Page 034
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- I got these pisreogas from my mother.1) It is very unlucky to swop feathers.
2) It is unlucky to see the moon through glass, it is the sign that you are going to law.
3) If you find a horse-shoe it is the sign of good luck.
4) When there is a new moon out if you turn money in your pocket you will have good luck.
5) If you give out a coal to lite a fire on Monday morning you will have bad luck for the rest of the year.
6) When a corpse is going out of the house it is right to kick the chairs and stools about the house.
7) If a hen brings a wisp into the house it is the sign that someone will die.
8) It is not right for a woman(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Francie Moran
- Gender
- Male
