School: Curry (C.) (roll number 12067)

Location:
Curry, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chaomháin
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    The seventh son of a family has a cure for ring-worm.

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    Where these is a woman is (gab) seanchas.
    26. 1st Cursed
    2nd Blessed
    3rd lies in God's breast
    4th in the Kingdom of Heaven - Larry Cuinane
    27. If you meet a funeral when going in opposite direction turn and walk a few steps with it lest you be the next to die.
    28. Two spoons in a cup of tea is the sign of wedding.
    29. A son is a son until he gets a wife, a daughter is a daughter all the days of her life.
    30. A crane following the river is the sign of bad weather and going against the river a sign of good weather.
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    When the sun is shining while it is raining it is said that the devil is cursing his mother.

    31. When the sun is shining while it is raining it is said that the devil is cursing his mother.
    32. When in marriage you change the name but not the letter you change, for worse but not for better.
    33. The skin of a hens gizzard boiled and drink the soup is a cure for a vomit.
    34. When two hens are fighting a stranger is coming.
    35.Lily of the valley water is a cure for gout.
    36. If a frog comes into the house is the sign of a death.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Éalbháird
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Pat Tom
    Gender
    Male