School: Baile an Chollaigh (B.) (roll number 3823)

Location:
Ballincollig, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0349, Page 234

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  1. It is not right to buy a cradle for a the first child.
    It is not right to rock a cradle when the baby is not in it.
    If a baby cries when it is being baptised people say that he is too good to live.
    When a cock crows in the night it is a sign of a death.
    If you meet a funeral you should go back
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael O' Dwyer
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigrohane, Co. Cork