School: Corra Cluana (roll number 14054)
- Location:
- Corracloona, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0193, Page 392
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- If you meet a red-haired woman, you will meet with ill-luck except you go back three steps and bless yourself with your left hand.
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“It is considered unlucky to begin any work on a Saturday.”
It is considered unlucky to begin any work on a Saturday. It is considered lucky to set the first of the potatoes on Ash Wednesday. It is considered unlucky to turn back from a journey, having once begun it. If you wash your hands in the dew and dry them in the sun, you can open any knot. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Nancy Keany
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Laghty Barr, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Terence Keany
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Laghty Barr, Co. Leitrim
- The following prayers are to be said by a person who could(continues on next page)
