School: Cill Thiomáin, Durrus, Bantry (roll number 15989)
- Location:
- Kilcomane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0288, Page 007
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- (continued from previous page)A person milking a cow
79. Under water long I lay never drownded or cast away by experience I can tell water made my belly swell. A boat
- Piseoga
1. The people around this place believe that you should not visit the sick on Friday or do any removal of any kind. 2/ On leaving a house going on a journey the people say it is not lucky to go back but if it was necessary you would have no luck for that day.
3/ If a wedding meet a funeral or if there was an accident in a wedding the married couple would have no luck
4/ If you broke a mirror you would have seven years misfortune
5/ If a frog or robin came in someone would die in the house
6/ if a picture fell off the wall some one would leave the house
7/ If a fork fell a gentleman would come to the house if a knife fell a lady would come and if a spoon fell a child would come.
8/ If you saw a wad hanging to a hen you would hear of a funeral
9/ If the cock crows a nine o clock in the night you'll hear of a death
10/ If you hear the death clock you'll hear of a death. If you meet a black cat in the morning you'll have luck and if you meet a woman with a red cap you would have misfortune
11/ You should never take a dog with you fishing(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eileen O' Driscoll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilcomane, Co. Cork
