School: Achadh Eóchaille, Inis Céin (roll number 10243)
- Location:
- Aghyohil Beg, Co. Cork
- Teacher: C. Ó Ríordáin
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- (continued from previous page)until the person is buried.
The water that washed the corpse should be thrown away the way the funeral went.
If a cock crew early in the night it is a sign there are fairies outside.
To see blue flames in fire is the sign of wet weather.
A rainbow in the evening is the shepherd's delight.
A rainbow in the morning is the shepherd's warning.
If a knife fell it is a sign a lady would come.
If a fork fell it is the sign a gentleman would come.
If a spoon fell it is the sign a child would come.
- Collector
- Eileen O' Driscoll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aghyohil Beg, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Cummins
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Aghyohil Beg, Co. Cork
