School: Munlough
- Location:
- Munlough North, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: D. Brady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 196
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- 1. When Sunday is wet it will be a good week.
2. If Friday morning is fine, the rest of the days will be fine and vice versa.
3. On New Year's night put down twelve onions, one for each month of the year, and put some salt on them. Whichever of the onions the salt melted on in the morning, the month that onion stands for will be wet.
4. If you meet a red haired woman first thing in the morning you should turn back, for you would have no luck that day.
5. If you break a mirror you will have no luck for seven years.
6. If you see a magpie when you are setting out on a journey, you should turn back or some ill-luck will befall upon you.
7. If you get a shilling with King Edward's head on it, and you will have lots of money.
8. If Saint Swethen's Day is wet, it will rain for forty days and forty nights.
9. If your ear gets red it is a sign that someone is scolding you, bite you tongue(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Peter Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowmore, Co. Cavan
