School: Claonar agus Carraig, Cill an Mhuilinn

Location:
Killavullen, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Síothcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0372, Page 240

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  1. If a lot of crows gather round the house it is a sign of death in that house.
    When a dog starts to dream it is a sign of visitors.
    When two hens fight it is a sign of visitors.
    When a dog crys it is a sign of death.
    When a hen is going around with a straw on her tail it is the sign of a funeral.
    When a cock crows during the day it is a sign of death.
    If a person finds a horseshoe on the road is is the sign of good luck
    One magpie for bad luck,
    Two for good luck,
    Three for a wedding,
    Four for a wake,
    Five for silver,
    Six for gold,
    Seven for a story that was never told.
    If a person found a four leaf shamrock it is a sign of good luck.
    If you hear the cuckoo for the first time in the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lissanisky, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissanisky, Co. Cork