School: Dromina, Ráth Luirc (roll number 11262)
- Location:
- Dromina, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Daniel Hishon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0367, Page 380
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- SUPERSTITIONSIf a person went into a graveyard where he has no relatives buried bad luck would befall him.
If a person went into a graveyard to mark and buy his own grave he would die within a year from that time.
If a person fell in a graveyard he would be the next to be buried.
If a person met a red haired woman on the road when going on a journey on May day he would have bad luck for a year.
If a person was going on a journey and if the first person he met was red-haired woman he would never reach his destination safely.
If a person picked flowers on May day or sat on the grass the fairies would take him away that night.
If a person broke a mirror he would have bad luck for seven years.
If a person was going on a journey at night and if a cat crossed him on the road he should turn back because he would never reach his destination safely.
If a picture fell in the house it means the death of a relative a death in the family.
If a magpie hops along the road before a person when going on a journey bad luck will befall him on the way.
If eggs were found in a farm on May day(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinguile, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Denis Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Ballynatrilla, Co. Cork
