School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

Location:
Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
G. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0811, Page 109

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  1. 1. You should not give out money on "Handsom Monday" for it you do you will be giving it out all through the year.
    2. You should not take out ashes on a Monday.
    3. You should not put a hen to sit on a Sunday night because it is not lucky you would have no chickens.
    4. Thirteen eggs is an unlucky number of eggs to put under a hen. Twelve or fourteen is lucky.
    5. If you hatch a double egg a chicken with two heads will come out of the egg.
    6. A hen is stopping from laying eggs when she lays a small round egg with nothing in it only white.
    7. A person is able to know whether there are birds in the eggs after a fortnight. A candle is got and the egg is held before it and while doing so you should keep
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cooldorragh, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Michael Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Cooldorragh, Co. Offaly