School: Gleann Fleisge

Location:
Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0457, Page 890

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    to school the first day of the week.
    20.
    A cock crowing at a hour in the evening is supposed to bring bad sickness to someone.
    21.
    You should not start building a house on Thursday.
    22.
    When a death occurs on a family and when the corpse is removed the bed or table in which it is placed is turned up side down to throw the trouble on another family. 23.
    You should not start digging potatoes on the end of a month.
    24.
    If you met a funeral on the road you are supposed to turn back and walk with it for fear your funeral would be the next. 25.
    If you left a fork fall at
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English