School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair
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  1. It is unlucky to meet a red-haired woman. If you opened an umbrella over you while in a house you will cease to grow. If a person carried a black-handled knife he would be able to keep away the fairies.

    Collected by: - Máire Ní Níalláin. Roughan .
    Told by: - Edward Neylon (senior) Roughan
    (52 years )
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. If a cat was washing himself, the first person he looks at will die within a year. A man should not light his pipe while the churn is being made, because he would take away the butter. If your right ear is hot it is a sign that somebody is talking badly of you. If your left ear is hot it is a sign that someone is talking good of you. On May day morning the cows are hit with a fir bush so that nobody could take the butter. At a wake clay pipes are given around to the men and before they start smoking they say “Lord have mercy on the poor soul.” A saucer of snuff is also given around.

    Collected by: - Máire Ní Chearbhaill, Clifden.
    Told by: - Micheal Carroll, Clifden (her father)
    (55 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Chearbhaill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clifden, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Micheal Carroll
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Clifden, Co. Clare