School: Shanagolden (B.) (roll number 3786)
- Location:
- Shanagolden, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0483, Page 282
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- Long ago people would not throw out the ashes on a Monday because being the beginning of the week they believed that the luck of the week would go with it. It was always thrown out on Tuesday.
When a girl or boy would be going on a journey long ago, the woman of the house would throw a shoe or slipper after them to bring them luck.
When a fisherman would be going fishing long ago he would turn back if he saw a red haired woman, as she would bring him bad luck.
On New Years eve at twelve oclock it was a custom to hit the back and front doors of the house with a cake of bread, to keep the hunger out for the coming year.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eoin Curran
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Catherine Madigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanagolden, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Michael Meaney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanagolden, Co. Limerick
