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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Tralee (roll number 16871)

Location:
Tralee, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Bríd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0439, Page 090

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    36. If you meet a boy who is whistling in the morning you will be lucky for the day.
    37. If the cat turns his back to the fire it is a sign of bad weather.
    38. If a person finds a horse shoe picks it up spits on it and throws it over his left shoulder he will be lucky for the day.
    39. It is not right to hit an animal with a piece of "white thorn" or a piece of alder.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    M. O Carroll
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Killierisk, Co. Kerry