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School: Faithche (B.) (roll number 11405)

Location:
Faha West, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0458, Page 035

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    if she spilled some of the water, it is supposed that she is to marry a drunkard
    22) Whatever kind of sport a person would be joined in New Year's Day, that is the sport he would be joined in during the year
    23) It is unlucky to hear the cuckoo in the right ear first
    24) It is lucky to hear the cuckoo in the left ear first
    25) It is unlucky for a person to carry a pike or a spade on his shoulder when he is going into a house
    26) If a person were sick it is unlucky to have two doctors attending him
    27) If a moth were flying near a person at night, it is supposed that that person would get a letter the next day
    28) It is unlucky to kill a frog
    29) When a man or a woman dies in this district, the dead person's clothes are given to some poor person, and that person must wear the clothes for three Sundays going to mass. If he does not do this the dead person will haunt him.
    30) A newly married couple never go to mass the Sunday after their marriage
    31) A hare is never chased into a graveyard, because it is said that long ago a hare was hunted into a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Horgan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Lissavane East, Co. Kerry