School: Corlis
- Location:
- Corlis, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 160
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- (continued from previous page)11. Two magpies is a sign of good luck.
12. A slit put in the ear of a newlyborn calf (in the name of St Mark) is said to keep away blackleg in the grown - up animal.
13. The end of the tongs is put in the fire in a thunder storm as a preventive of damage by the lightning.
14. It is unlucky to walk under a ladder standing up to a house.
15. It is unlucky to build a new house in the foundation of an old house.
16. It is unlucky to cut or root up a lone bush in a field or bushes or trees growing in a fort.
17. It is unlucky to offer a price for a horse not exposed for, or offered for sale.
18. A person going into a house where people are eating, is always expected to say "Much good may it do." Reply is "and you when you eat."
19. A person passing a field where men are working should say "Good speed or good luck to the work."
20. A person describing a blemish or disfigurement on another says "God bless the mark."
21. A person telling about a man who lost some of his cattle always finishes it up by saying "To himself it may be towled."
