School: Derryham
- Location:
- Derryhum, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0981, Page 056
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- (1) If you see a pigeon on a Protestant church there is a Protestant going to die.
(2) When a hen crows something bad is going to happen.
(3) When sparks fly money is coming.
(4) If you get drunk the first time you go to the town you will turn the cart going home.
(5) If there is a sick person in the house and a knock to come to the door that person is going to die.
(6) If there is a straw hanging from a hen there is a stranger coming.
(7) If the cat lies with his head to the sun there is going to be snow.
(8) If you killed a swallow the cow would give blood instead of milk.
(9) When a coal is falling there is someone coming.
(10) It is a sign of storm if the cat is sitting with his back to the fire.
(11) Saturday is not a lucky day to begin anything.
(12) Long ago when the people would be going out with a child in the pram they would leave the tongs(continues on next page)
