School: Ardee (De la Salle) (roll number 2094)
- Location:
- Ardee, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Br. P. Ó Scannail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0669, Page 072
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“A person who enters a house in which churning is going on must take a hand at churning...”
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Robbing swans nest means bad luck for
seven years.
Sponsoring two children in the same
year means the death of one.
St Colm Cille "left his curse" on those who
were slow in going to bed at night or
getting up in the morning. Also on any
woman who would not turn the cake
before it was half baked.
If left hand is itching - rub it to wood
and you will get money.
Cat with back to fire means storm.
Saturday flitting - short sitting.
Blue blazes in fire means storm.
Dog crying at night means death.
Funeral procession divided means another
death.
Finding knife means a fight.
Nose itching means fight.
Itching ears mean somebody backbiting you.
Itching knees mean kneeling on strange ground.
Right hard itching means a hand - shake.
Left hand itching means getting money.
Two spoons on a saucer mans a christening.
Bathing in Sea on Christmas day cures rheumatism.
An ass or an owl crying means someone is dead.(continues on next page)