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School: Muine an Mheadha

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Monivea, Co. Galway
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Pádraic S. Ó hÓbáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 049

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    It was a old saying that if a coal fell out of the fire it was a sign of someone coming in and it was a old saying that if you heard the ducks quacking it is the sign of wet weather.
    It is a old saying if your nose was itchy you would be fighting with someone and if your right hand was itchy would have a shake hands.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Coffey
    Gender
    Female
    Collector
    Julia Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Tannian
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Roundfield, Co. Galway