School: Baile a' Mhuilinn (Cailíní)

Location:
Milltown, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Siobhán, Bean Uí Dholáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0041, Page 239

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  1. Old Signs and Sayings
    1. If you meet a red haired in the morning it is the sign of bad luck for the year.
    2. If you broke a mirror it is the sign of seven years bad luck.
    3. If you had money in your pocket when you heard the cuckoo the first time you would have plenty of money all the year.
    4. If a sod fell out of the fire, it is the sign of a stranger coming to the house.
    5. If two hens were fighting it is the sign of a stranger coming to the house.
    6. If a frog came into the house it is the sign of bad weather.
    7. If you meet one magpie it is the sign of sorrow.
    If you meet two magpies it is the sign of joy.
    9. If the cock crows inside the house it is the sign of a death.
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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
    Mary Egan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Julia Egan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80
    Address
    Ballymary, Co. Galway