School: Aughnadary (roll number 5650)
- Location:
- Cloonerra, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: S. de Brún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 405
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“When girls are getting married if the meet a grey horse pm the way to the chapel the say they are in for trouble and misfortune.”
1 When girls are getting married if the meet a grey horse on the way to the chapel the say they are in for trouble and misfortune.
2 Old people never throw out dirty water on New Years for fear they would be thowing out good luck.
3 No old person sits down with thirteen people at the table for there is sure one of them do die within that day twelve months.
4 If you give out money on New Years day you will be giving it out for the whole year after.
5 When a pair would be getting married every old shoe the could get would be tied to the car for good luck.
6 If it is raining and the cock crows it is sure to be clear.
7 If you see the first moon of the year out through the window it is bad luck.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Dhálaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Garaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Leitrim, Co. Roscommon