School: Trian
- Location:
- Trien, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Dyar
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- (continued from previous page)The following are a few of the past local pishrogues:-
(a) Some time ago, if a man met a red haired woman on his way to a fair he would turn back as he thought it was an omen of bad luck.
(b) It was also believed that a person entering by the front door of a house would bring all luck from that house if he left by another door
(c) The seventh son of a family, was beleived to have a cure for ringworm
(d) It used to be believed that if a person went into a house and they churning, he would bring away the butter if he didn't give a hand at (it) the work- Collector
- Bertha Ní Ghaoithín
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Clooncran, Co. Roscommon