School: Ladhar an Chrompáin (roll number 14998)
- Location:
- Lyracrumpane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Súilleabháin
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“To dream of red meat it is believed that you hear of a friend's death.”
26/10/'36 Seo orm a fuaireas go sgaipíithe, ó leanbh anso agus ansúd acth,i nár bhfiú a n-ainimeacha a chur leo.
1. To dream of red meat it is believed that you hear of a near friend's death.
2. It is believed that if you go under a ladder you would have bad luck for seven years. This comes to us from the time of the Penal Days. When they caught a man they would not mind taking him to the scaffold but hang him to a tree or a ladder.
3. You should not go up a ladder from the wrong side.
4. If you count nine stars for nine nights you dream of your future husband or wife.
5. Young girls don't like to marry in a leap year; they think it is unlucky.
6. Should a frog cross your path when a person in the house is sick it is a sure sign of death.
7. Some people long ago and even at the present day remain up all May night to have the first smoke seen in their chimneys - it denotes full and plenty in their houses.
8. Whistling by night is an omen of bad luck.
9. It is a great omen of good luck to find a four-leaved shamrock without looking for it. We should not reveal the secret of finding it otherwise our luck would be interfered with.
10. It is an omen of good luck to stick a pin in persons' clothes when they are going on a journey or(continues on next page)
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