School: Muine Chonalláin (C.)
- Location:
- Muine Chonalláin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: M. Ní Lochnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 263
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- When a hen comes into a house with a straw on her tail it is the sign of a funeral.
When a hare crosses the road before a person it is a sign of bad luck and people usually turn home when on long journey.
When a coal falls from the fire it is the sign of a stranger coming to the house.
Two hens fighting are also the sign of a stranger coming.
On their way to a fair or on other business if people met a red-haired woman they usually turned back as it is said to be unlucky.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Weir
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Cheathrú Riabhach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Pat Weir
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- An Cheathrú Riabhach, Co. Mhaigh Eo
