School: Munlough
- Location:
- Munlough North, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: D. Brady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 201
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15. On Bonfire's night you should bring a piece of coal from the Bonfire and throw it in the crops so that they will fow ell that year.
16. If you carry a piece of red you will never be "overlooked".
17. You should put pieces of red up in the house when you (aro) are churning, lest any one would come in and take away your butter.
18. Never wear mourning, for twelve months won't be up until you will have reason to wear mourning for two years.
19. Never put shoes up on the table, or something will happen to you when you are wearing them.
20. It is not lucky for you to put up the first smoke on May morning.
21. If you go into a house or under a stick with anything on your shoulder you will never grow a bit bigger.
22. It is very unlucky to go near water on Whit Sunday.
23. You should put primroses round the door on May morning.
24. You should never go out to hunt o before sunrise or you would have bad luck.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Anthony Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilsallagh, Co. Cavan
