School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 07_061
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Piseoga 21-3-38
At St Martins if you had two horses you should kill two cocks.A cat washing his face the first
person he would look at it is said he will die first.
A sop of hay hanging off a hen is the sign of a funeral.
If a person stirs the hangers you would be washing the devils shirt behind the door
If a {person } spoon falls a woman will visit their house .
A sod to fall from the fire shows that some one will come in to the house.A tall sod a tall person coming in .
A small sod a small person
Two cocks fighting is the sign of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Thomas Corry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
