Scoil: Cluain Uí Chuinn (uimhir rolla 5844)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. (gan teideal) (ar lean)

   “Many people believe in pistrogues as they are called locally.”

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   Coming events.
   When a hen walks in with a wisp of hay in her feathers or foot, a stranger is coming.
   When the cock crows at midday, some-one is drowning. Cock crowing at midnight is a sign of a death in the family.
   A picture falling from the wall foretells a death in the family. This is universally believed in. (The day before Michael Collins was shot, a picture in a friends' house in America fell from the wall, and they expected the news.)

   Protective Charms.
   A red rag is generally tied on a valuable cows tail to protect her against the evil eye.
   When milk is spilled old people used to say "You're welcome to it". It was thought the fairies wanted the milk. It was wrong to get angry about it, if one did, it would happen again.
   When laying a clutch of eggs for hatching a wisp of straw was lit and thrown on the eggs for luck.
   When finished milking the milker always dipped her thumb in the milk and

   (leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Faisnéiseoir

   M. Mc Glynn

   Aois

   45

   Seoladh

   Killynagh More, Co. Ros Comáin