School: Mell, Mell N. School, Drogheda (roll number 855)
- Location:
- Mell, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Ní Cholmáin
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“The cuckoo tells us when spring is coming.”
The cuckoo tells us when spring is coming. If she sings on a tree without leaves it is a sign of the end of the world. If you hear her with your right ear you will have good luck during the year but if with the left ear you will have bad luck.
If the cuckoo is heard at your back yourself or a near friend will die soon. On hearing the cuckoo you should get some money and throw it from hand to hand so that you will have money throughout the year
- Informant
- Mrs Hand
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Mell, Co. Louth
- Oh Lord move my feet to Holy Mass
Open my lips to the blessed words
Raise up my thoughts and my mind
And banish all bad thoughts and deeds - Collector
- Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Mell, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Máire Ní Chiosáin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ahane, Co. Kerry
- King of Patience take my hand
For fear the river is deep
Holy Mary watch over my feet
For fear the flood is strong. - Collector
- Eibhlís Ní Cholmáin
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Mell, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Máire Ní Chiosáin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ahane, Co. Kerry