School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)
- Location:
- Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Margaret Flynn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 082
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When a baby is being baptised if it cries when the water is being poured on the forehead it will have a long life.
You should not bring a child out after night without a quenched coat or a pinch of salt in its frock.Houses.
My father told me the following superstitions connected with the building of houses.
Long ago when new houses were being built four posts were placed in the corners of the house and a twine was tied from post to post and left overnight. If the twine was not broken or touched the following morning the house was not on the fairies path.
Money was put in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Sarah Mc Manus
- Gender
- Female
