School: Moyderwell Convent of Mercy (roll number 13530)
- Location:
- Moyderwell, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Siúracha na Trócaire
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- (continued from previous page)However these signs to not always come true.
- The first child that dies in a family is buried in the nearest graveyard. If a person breaks a mirror he is said to have no luck for seven years following.
If a person spills salt on the table he has no luck.
Spring water should be left in the kitchen which is left tidy when they are going to bed.
When a calf is sick the boss of the house visits him and makes a knot knows as the worm knot in a shoe lace. Then he makes the sign of the cross with the lace.- Collector
- Nora O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathmore, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Nora O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathmore, Co. Kerry