School: St Theresa's, Coachford (roll number 14022)
- Location:
- Clontead More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Timothy Forde
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 260
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- 1. It is not lucky to take salt from one house to another when removing and it is not lucky to take a cat from one house to another when removing.
2. It is not lucky to take eggs from one house to another when removing.
3. It is not lucky to clip a baby's hair until he is over twelve months.
4. It is not lucky to spill salt in a house.
5. In olden times people would not sweep the floor until after twelve o'clock in the day lest they may sweep out the luck.
6. Some people would not go to bed at night without sweeping the hearth.
7. If you broke a mirror there would be no luck in the house for seven years.
8. In olden times people would not give away any milk on May day lest they may take away the luck for the year.
- Collector
- Tom Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coolacullig, Co. Cork
