School: Baile 'n tSléibhe (B.) (roll number 1344)
- Location:
- Cornalee, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máirtín Mac Conchradha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269, Page 190
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- (continued from previous page)Seeing a crow pass through the window of the house is considered an omen of misfortune.Breaking a mirror or looking glass is also considered a sign of ill luck.When a person goes astray at night or at any time - the turning of his coat inside out is supposed to get him the right way.When children have the whooping cough the following superstitious remedies were adopted,
(a) The woman of the house - mother - was to communicate the trouble to a man leading a white horse & ask for a cure. The man usually gave some simple remedy, which was easily availed of.
(b) The sad story of the sickness was to be told to a poplar tree. The disease was then supposed to begin to abate.(continues on next page)
