School: Baile a' Mhuilinn (Cailíní)

Location:
Milltown, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siobhán, Bean Uí Dholáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0041, Page 188

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  1. 1. If the cuckoo is not heard till it is late in the year, that is a sign of good crops.
    2. If you are facing the South the first you hear the cuckoo that is a sign you will have good luck for the year.
    3. If there are a lot of mushrooms that is the sign of good potatoes that year
    4. If there are a lot of apples that is also a sign of good potatoes that year
    5. If the head of a young lamb is towards you and if that is the first young lamb you have seen that is a sign of good luck.
    6. If there is a thread lying on you clothes that is a sign of a sudden surprise.
    7. If a persons gloves or something else falls that is a sign of a dissapointment.
    8. If you were going on a long journey and if you turned back again you would
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Russelstown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Healy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Russelstown, Co. Galway