School: Ardfinnan (B.), Cahir (roll number 16077)
- Location:
- Ardfinnan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: W. J. Nugent
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0571, Page 213
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- (continued from previous page)salt was to save it from the fairies.
- It was believed that if a person found a horse shoe it would bring them good luck.
It was also believed that if a person was going astray in the night, if he turned his coat he would go the right way. - Long ago old people used to say that the weather up to the twelfth day of May or sometimes up to the twenty sixth of May is always bad.Sean-Riach - was the name given to bad (weather) in the beginning of April. There was an old cow and she was rejoicing when March was past(continues on next page)
