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School: Killinaboy (roll number 12557)

Location:
Killinaboy, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Céilleachair

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0614, Page 291

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Superstitions

No one likes a woman that is not churched to go into their house as she is supposed to bring bad luck. If a man sat three times under a bow shaped briar, he would be able to colour the cards. If a man was a good gambler the people say “He sat under a briar.”


Collected by: - Seoirse Riain Crossard
Told by: - George Ryan(senior) Crossard.
(55 years)

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Superstitions

If you kill a hare on May day you will have bad luck for the year. If you carry a deck of cards to Mass in your pocket, you will have good luck when playing cards for the rest of the year. When an ass brays it is a sign a tinker is dead.


Collected by: - Tadhg Ó Diolúin, Crossard.
Told by: - Martin McMahon, Crossard, (his grandfather)
(66 years)

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Collector
Tadhg Ó Diolúin
Gender
male
Address
Crossard, Co. Clare
Informant
Martin Mc Mahon
Relation
grandparent
Gender
male
Age
66
Address
Crossard, Co. Clare
Language
English