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School: Corlea

Location:
Corlea, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Mearáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 118

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  1. Things that Are Unlucky to Do

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    Things that are unlucky to do
    It is unlucky to sew clothes on a Sunday
    It is unlucky to cut your nails on a Sunday
    It is unlucky to burn onions
    It is unlucky to burn egg shells
    It is unlucky to meet a rat on the road
    It is unlucky for a girl to whistle
    It is unlucky to hear a dog crying
    It is unlucky to kill a weasel
    It is unlucky to burn hawthorn
    It is unlucky to burn alder
    It is unlucky to burn oats
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Finegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Nicholas Finegan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Cavan