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School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033B, Page 05_001

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  1. Superstitions (continued)

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    1. A cat sneezing is the sign of fine weather.
    2. If there is itch on a persons left knee it is the sign that he will be kneeling in a strange Church.
    3. To see a white or grey horse in the night is very unlucky.
    4. If a person lets anything fall it is a sign of a disappointment.
    5. If a person comes in one door and goes out another door he will take the luck from that house.
    6. When a man is going on a journey on a dark night he should turn his waist coat inside out.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Niland
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Martin Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tyrone, Co. Galway