School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)
- Location:
- Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
- Teacher: S. Ó Beirn

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 06_016
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- The old people have many superstitions. They say that if you had a sty in your eye and to look through a gold ring and you shall be cured.
2. If a knife or a fork fell off the table during dinner time. it is said that a visitor is to come.
3. It is lucky to break china or earthen ware at a wedding.
4. It is unlucky to throw ashes out on a Wednesday.- Collector
- Maureen Mooney
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Mooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Killeenhugh, Co. Galway