School: Ballyjamesduff Convent
- Location:
- Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Sr. Mary Theresa
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- Superstition
Long ago the old people believed in signs, if a farmer was going to a fair with an animal to sell, and met a magpie on the road he would turn back. If a man was going to a fair with a cow and if the animal tried to get back home he would turn back because he would think he would have no luck.
When a man would buy a new spade he would go out on a Friday and turn a sod as the old people used to say it would bring good luck on the crop
When the old people would be going to a new house they would bring some of the furniture on a Friday to bring them good luck in their new home.
- Collector
- Mary Mc Givney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmore, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Matt Mc Givney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- Over 70
- Address
- Kilmore, Co. Cavan
