School: St Columkille's, Aughnacliffe (roll number 14220)
- Location:
- Aghnacliff, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Eoghan Mac Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0762, Page 080
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- A crowing hen and a whistling woman are believed to be unlucky.
It is unlucky to keep a crowning hen about the house.
It is unlucky to throw out water after night you might throw it on the fairies passing by.
It is unlucky to go to bed without leaving clean water in the house or the good people might want some.
It is very unlucky to cut a lone bush or tree especially a lone white thorn.
It is unlucky to strike an animal with a bore tree because Judas hanged himself on that tree.
It is not lucky to close up a spring water.
A person who starts on a journey is considered unlucky if he turns back.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cleenrah, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Cleenrah, Co. Longford
