School: Caisleán Gael (roll number 15337)
- Location:
- Castlegal, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: M. Ó Tiománaidhe
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- (continued from previous page)4/ Belief concerning Magpies when starting out on a journey. One for joy, 2 for sorrow. 3 for a wedding.Hence the desire to notice either one or three.5/ It is not right to throw out dirty water at night, more especially on “set” nights; such as November’s Night, New Year’s Night; Old Christmas Night or January 6th. More about this later.6/ On May Day it is not lucky to take a coal out of the house, without first bringing in a turf.7/ It is not right. or lucky to go to the well on New Year’s Eve after dark.8/ Unlucky to pass under a person's arm; it is believed to keep a(continues on next page)