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School: Cnoc an Iubhair (C.)

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Kealid, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire Ní Cheallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 261

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    A mother should not buy clothes for her first child.
    If you milk a neighbour's cow on Hallow Eve you will have the product of his land for the year.
    You should not go a short cut to a funeral.
    You should not take home a bottle in which you take holy water to a churchyard.
    If you get a hurt in a graveyard it will never get better.
    It is unlucky to light three pipes from one match.
    It is unlucky to be awakened by a cat on your marriage morning.
    A bride should not look into a mirror when fully dressed.
    You should always put on your left shoe first.
    A double marriage is unlucky.
    It is unlucky to turn back when going on a journey.
    In a whirlwind you should say "God speed all travellers".
    It is unlucky to bring hawthorn into a house.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Cheallacháin
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Informant
    Siubhán Ní Chatháin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Carhooearagh, Co. Kerry