School: Cluain Uí Chuinn (roll number 5844)
- Location:
- Cloonyquin, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0250, Page 288
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“Many people believe in pistrogues as they are called locally.”
56. Many people believe in "pistrogues" as they are called locally.
(1) Bad luck follows-
Meeting a red haired woman, or indeed any woman when going on an important journey. It is lucky to meet a man the first person.
When a glass or delph vessel is broken two bottles are broken as well. These are of no value and if not broken at once, two other valuable vessels will get broken.
One magpie crossing the road foretells some misfortune or disappointment.
Salt spilled is unlucky.(2) Coming events -
A sod falling from the five shows a person coming in, two sods more than one is coming.
Sparks bursting from fire is a sign of money coming. When it happens people spit on the sparks.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- M. Mc Glynn
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Killynagh More, Co. Roscommon