School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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- A tongs
If you fire a tongs after the man and woman whey are getting married they will have good luck.
A cow
When the cow would be calving they would tie a red rag and a horse nail round the cow's tail.
Getting out of bed
When you are getting out of bed in the morning if you put your right foot out first you will have good luck for the day.
New year's day.
On New Year's day every one likes a black-(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Keane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinlough, Co. Mayo
