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School: Killorglin (C.) (roll number 12833)

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Killorglin, Co. Kerry
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Úna Nic Choluim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0435, Page 143

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    136 If a person sneezes before breakfast on Monday, he will get a letter; on Tuesday, he will get something better; on Wednesday, he will sneeze for danger; on Thursday, he will meet a stranger.
    (137) You should never bring an old cat into a new house.
    138 You should never look at the new moon through glass or you will have bad luck for that month.
    (139) If you sing before breakfast you will cry before supper.
    (140) If your right hand is itchy you should rub it to wood and you would get something good; rub it to leather and you would get something better.
    (141) When the youngest child in the house dies the mother should not go to the funeral.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríd Ní Dhonnchadha
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Reen, Co. Kerry