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

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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    If a child is born before twelve o'clock at night he will never see the fairies.
    If a man is whistling in a boat he will draw a breeze.
    It is not right to take a dead person into a boat.
    If a person gets a stab from a thorn he should burn it.
    If pieces of hay fly out of a cock it is a sign that fairies are near.
    If a person sees nóiníní early in the year it is the sign of a bad Winter.
    It is right to go by the longest route when bringing a corpse to the church.
    When the first daughter dies the mother should remain from the funeral.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Connill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thady Searry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Galway