School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 440
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One evening John Mahony was picking flowers and it was of a May Eve. When he was picking them for a wile he heard a voice telling him to pick no more of them. He kept picking them and heard the voice the second time and he took no notice of it. He heard the voice the third time and he stopped.
- It is an old custom not to open a grave on a Monday. They say that it is unlucky to go travelling on a Saturday.
They say it is unlucky to buy anything on a Monday.
They say that it is unlucky to remove furniture into another house on a Saturday.
They say that it is unlucky to get married on a Friday.
If you pass a white horse on the street(continues on next page) - Collector
- T. Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Moore
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
