School: Ballymartle (roll number 7361)

Location:
Ballymartle, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Patrick Kelleher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 054

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 054

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  1. 1. It is not right to return a candle if you got the lend of it.
    2. It is not lucky to remove on a Monday.
    3. It is unlucky to redden a grave on a Monday and a Wednesday.
    4. It is unlucky to take a cat with you when you are removing.
    5. It is unlucky to cut a bush or a tree over a holy well.
    6. It is not right to clip your nails on a Sunday.
    7. It is unlucky to take shoes off dead horses.
    8. It is unlucky to break a mirror because you would have seven years bad luck.
    9. It is unlucky to prevent a person from taking water from a well.
    10. It is unlucky to return salt if you got the lend of it.
    11. If an old person was making a churn they say it is unlucky to leave the house without putting a hand on it for fear you would take away the butter.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Scannell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Piercetown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Thomas Scannell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Piercetown, Co. Cork