School: Tighmhanach (roll number 15715)
- Location:
- Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mrs E. Jordan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 386
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- (continued from previous page)If fowl start to fight it is supposed to be a sign that strangers will come to the house.
If sparks fly towards you out of the fire there is money coming to you.
If the palm of your right hand itches you will shake hands with a stranger.
If your left hand itches you are going to get money.
If your right eye itches you are supposed to be crying and if your left eye itches you will be laughing.
- Long ago the people used a flail in threshing the oats. A flail consisted of two sticks joined together with a leather thong. One of the sticks was about four feet long and the other three. The oats was threshed(continues on next page)
