School: Cathair Loisgreáin (C)
- Location:
- Cathair Loistreáin, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Máire Nic Aodha
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- 1. If a black coal falls up in the hearth, there is a man coming to the house. If a red coal falls up it is a woman that will come in.
2. It was an old custom with the people long ago not to rake the fire if there was anyone if there was anyone of the family out. The last person that goes to bed is the one that rakes the fire.
3. A shower of sparks is a great sign of money. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Brigid Monaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John Monaghan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Domhnach Pádraig, Co. na Gaillimhe