School: Carraigín (B.), Portláirge (roll number 15340)

Location:
Corluddy, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0840, Page 070

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0840, Page 070

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  1. The following are regarded as signs of death in the house in which they occur or in the house of some relative
    When a robin comes into the house
    When mortar falls down without any reason
    When the cock crows at you
    When a picture falls down in the house without any apparent reason
    The magpie is regarded as an unlucky or a lucky bird according to the number you see together
    One is for bad luck
    Two is for good luck
    Three is for a wedding
    Four is a wake
    Five is funeral
    Signs of visitors
    To see a straw stuck to a hen
    If a fork is let fall it is a sign that a woman visitor is coming
    If a knife is let fall it is a sign that a man visitor is coming
    If a knife or a fork is missing it is a sign that visitors have gone
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English