School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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- (continued from previous page)37. If you have your clothes off to go swimming and you think it too cold and don't go you are said to "baulk the water" and will get drowned next time you go. 38. When children are bowling marbles to a hole, one fellow gets down on the his knees and makes the sign of the cross before the hole and they say to bring bad luck: "Criss Cross Tom Bawn's ass! " They also "griosc in the last bowl" i.e. swap marbles at the last throw.39.There's a charm in dead ducks.
40. Rob a bird's nest and you'll get scabs in your hands.
41. Never rear a pigeon 'tis unlucky.
42. Don't pick whitethorn blossom and bring it into the house.
43. Never go into a churchyard except at funeral time.44. If a sow was going to have bonhams in the morning and you went out the night before and your shoes ripped she'd have no bonham. 45. If you bite the yellow flower of a furze bush the Joe-ees will haunt you that night.46. If the weather was very good you cut grass in grazie field you'ld have bad luck.47. Say "Rabbits and Hares" when you get up on first of June and you'll get a present that day.48. Don't throw away beestings.
50. Never hit a person with an elder stick.
51. They say tisn't right to hit a hedge in the nighttime.52. You'd never grow if you put a spade or shovel on your shoulder inside in a house.53. My mother told me that the corncrake is the waterhen in the winter.54. Sparks flying out of a fire you'll get money.
55. A frog in a house means childbirth.56. Bless yourself 3 times with a frog and throw him over your head for luck.57. Two girls stayed up November Night to see the water changing into wine and they died.58. Fish are more easily seen by night then by day.(continues on next page)
