School: Ballymartle (roll number 7361)

Location:
Ballymartle, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Patrick Kelleher

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Pishogues

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0322, Page 054

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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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Collector
Margaret Scannell
Gender
female
Address
Piercetown, Co. Cork
Informant
Thomas Scannell
Relation
parent
Gender
male
Address
Piercetown, Co. Cork
Language
English