School: An Bealach, Crosaire an Ghúlaigh (roll number 1131)
- Location:
- Ballagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Diarmuid Mac Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0583, Page 146
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- To look at the moon through glass.
To look at the moon over your left shoulder.
A cock crowing after nine o'clock in the night.
The cock to crow out the kitchen door.
A whistling woman or a crowing hen brings bad luck but it is not known when.
To give away a red sod on Monday to another person to kindle their fire.
- If you let a knife fall it is the sign of a man visitor. If you let a fork fall it is the sign of a lady visitor. If a dog came in around the house with a straw in his tail it is also the sign of coming visitors; or again two hens fighting.
- If you let a spoon fall you should get someone else to pick it up or you would meet with a disappointment.
- When a tooth falls out bless yourself with it and throw it over your shoulder or it would not grow again - no tooth would grow in its place.
