Dreams

Abstract: Story collected by Miss Bridget Weir, a student at Tóin an tSeanbhaile school (Tonatanvally, Co. Mayo) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0086/107/92

 Tóin an tSeanbhaile [Vol. 0086, Chapter 0005]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Mayo Schools

COLLECTOR
Weir, Miss Bridget 
Gender
female

Story text

transcribed at

 

Dreams  [duchas:4344552]

Dreams
We have a lot of sayings about dreams around here. The old people say that if you dream of the dead it is a news for the living. They also say that if you dream of a marriage it is a death. And hey say that if you dream of a death it is a birth. They also say that if you dream of pigs you are sure to get good news. If you dream about ducks you will get a news about a birth, if you dream about shaking hands to a person you will get disappointed. And if you dream that you were laughing you

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will be crying, if you dream about horses you will get bad news.
The old people say that if you dream on a Friday night it is true on a Saturday night. They also say that if you dream of a death it is a marriage and if you dream of a marriage it is a death. The old people say that if you dream that you are away from home, a stranger will come to your house. They also say that if you dream of a cow that dies with you, you will get a good cow instead of her. If you dream of a fair-haired girl you will get a good wife, if you dream of a black-haired girl you will get a bad wife. If you dream of money you will ross the water. they also say that if you dream of a clutch your clutch will die. If you dream of hens fighting you will see a stranger.

Resource description

Origin information
Tonatanvally, Co. Mayo
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 313-314
Volume 0086
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Mac Pháidín.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Folk beliefs   linked data (afset)
Folk belief--Creidiúint choiteann
School location
Tonatanvally Tóin an tSeanbhaile Tonatanvally Achill Burrishoole Mayo
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4497804
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0086/107/92

Suggested credit
"Dreams"in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_4497804>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Pádraig Mac Pháidín.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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