School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)
- Location:
- Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Tomás Diolún
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- (continued from previous page)the door it is a sign of a death in the house.
18) It is not right to leave your shoes on the table or you will fight with someone in the house.
19) If you look in a mirror when you are full dressed going out to get married it is unlucky.
20) It is not right to have three lights in one room.
21) It is not right to peg the dish cloth at anyone.
22) When you are leaving an old house it is not right to bring the cat with you.
23) It is not right to bring any of the seven sleepers into the house.
24) It is not right to stand in the door and a funeral going by.
25) It is unlucky to put out the ashes on May morning.
26) It is unlucky to trow out water after sunset.
