School: Firies (B.) (roll number 15945)
- Location:
- Fieries, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Mainchín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 371
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- Pishogues - PiseógaAt night when people retire they should always sweep the kitchen and have clean water inside.
When a bride is married and entering her own home she should put the first step inside the door with right leg, otherwise if she stumbles and enters with the left leg it is considered unlucky.
When a person hits a animal with a elder stick, and if the person is young his growth is stopped.
When a person has a stye in the eye and if one make the sign of the cross over it with a married woman's ring, the stye would be cured.
When a person crosses the legs of another person, it is right to make him cross back again, for it is not lucky for the person who crosses.
When a person who has bad sight to pierce their ears improves it.
If a person has a sore(continues on next page)
