School: Baile i Meadhon Locha (roll number 344)
- Location:
- Bellanaman, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: C. Nic Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 122
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- Good Luck + Bad luck in Cattle dealing
Bad
(1) To meet a red haired woman first in the morning on the way to the fair is most unlucky
(2) If you meet a sow pig on the road it is a sure sign of bad luck.
(3) To see two frogs on the road is a sign of bad luck.
(4) Id an old grey goat is lying in the middle of the road as you go to the fair it is a sure sign of bad luck.
(5) Te meet a bare-footed person in the morning it is a sure sign of bad luck.
good
(1) One frog on the road is a sign of good luck
(2) To put the right leg first out of bed in the morning will bring good luck during the day.
(3) To see a white goat lying on the road is a sign of good luck.
(4) To meet a donkey + cart on a Friday is a sure sign of good luck.
(5) To meet a black cat is a sign of good luck
(6) To find a piece of iron on the road is sure to bring good luck if it is taken home
- Informant
- Owen Mc Kenna
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Cattle-dealer
- Address
- Donagh, Co. Monaghan
