School: Bloomfield (roll number 10382)
- Location:
- An Leathbhaile, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Cathasaigh
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- People say that it is not lucky to let milk go in a stream
People say that a black cat is lucky
It is said that when you hear the cuckoo the first time if your back is towards the house you will be dead before that day twelve months.
When you hear the banshee it is the sign that some person in the house will die.
If a strange person would be in a house when the people of the house are eating and if the strange person will sneeze he should get some of the food. Because he would go astray on his way home.
People say that it is not lucky to through dirty water out at night.
It is said that a horse-shoe-nail is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nora Clancy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Leathbhaile, Co. Shligigh
