School: Killorglin (C.) (roll number 12833)
- Location:
- Cill Orglan, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Úna Nic Choluim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0435, Page 144
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- 142 If a person meets a while in the morning it means bad luck.
143 If a knife falls there is a tall man coming to the house.
144 If a fork falls there is a Tinker to come to the house.
145. If your shoelace gets undone of itself there is someone thinking of you.
146 At ten to ten at night it is said that the tinkers have their battles.
147 If a donkey cries there is a tinker dead.
148 If you meet a black cat in the morning it is said to be good luck.
149 If the sole of your leg is itchy there is a friend dead, and you'll walk on strange grounds.
150 If the palm of your left hand is itchy, you'll get money, if the plan of your right hand is itchy you'll get a shakehands.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Áine Ní Chonchubhair
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cill Orglan, Co. Chiarraí
