If a cow has two calves, it is said to be unlucky. If your lace is loose, someone is thinking of you.


Story collected by a student at Termon school (Termon, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

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Domestic Animals - Care and Cures


Story collected by a student at Gowna school (Lough Gowna, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

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Three things that were not to be found in Noah's Ark...


Story collected by a student at Gowna school (Lough Gowna, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

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No one... to hear a cock crowing in the dead of the night


Story collected by a student at Gowna school (Lough Gowna, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

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Story


Story collected by Jack Lockington, a student at Drong (2) school (Drung, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

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In erecting houses here long ago it was a custom to bury a horse's head beneath the kitchen floor to create an echo.


Story collected by a student at Gowna school (Lough Gowna, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

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There was a man named Andrew Sheils who lived in Kilnacola. Every time he would look at his own donkey he would over-look him...


Story collected by a student at Termon school (Termon, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

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The crowing of the cock is often referred to when any misfortune happen's in a family.


Story collected by a student at Gowna school (Lough Gowna, Co. Cavan) (no informant identified).

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Mrs Burke the red lady who recited the song on opposite page related the following pishogue.


Story collected by a student at Cill Bhriotáin (C.) school (Kilbrittain, Co. Cork) (no informant identified).

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Unlucky Days to Plough


Story collected by a student at Duncormick school (Duncormick, Co. Wexford) (no informant identified).

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Pishogues - Tadhg a' Gheimhridh


Story collected by a student at An Bealach, Crosaire an Ghúlaigh school (Ballagh, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mr J. Carew.

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Pishogues - Dead Animals


Story collected by a student at An Bealach, Crosaire an Ghúlaigh school (Ballagh, Co. Tipperary) from informant Mrs J. Bourke.

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Harvesting


Story collected by Alphonsus Kelly, a student at Walterstown school (Walterstown, Co. Meath) from informant John Byrd.

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A Legend


Story collected by a student at Ballivor school (Ballivor, Co. Meath) from informant Frank Dempsey.

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Piseoga


Story collected by a student at Granagh (C.), Brúgh Ríogh school (Granagh, Co. Limerick) from informant Richard O' Regan.

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Once there was a witch whose name was Biddy Airly.


Story collected by a student at Cnoc Uí Choileáin, Mainistir na Féile school (Mountcollins, Co. Limerick) from informant Muiris Ua h- Airtnéide.

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Bhí fear ar an "dTír" fadó agus d'oibrigheadh sé go dian ar an bhfeirm a bhí aige, go dtí go dtagadh an Ré Nuadh i gcomhnuidhe.


Story collected by a student at Baile Uí Dhuibhne, Caisleán Ghriaire school (Ballyquin, Co. Kerry) from informant S. Ó Loineacháin.

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Tá leigheas i "bhfíor uisce" dá dtógtaí as an tobar é díreach le h-eirighe gréine.


Story collected by a student at Baile Uí Dhuibhne, Caisleán Ghriaire school (Ballyquin, Co. Kerry) from informant Eamon Ó Seagda.

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A Story


Story collected by Josephine Doyle, a student at Killough school (Killulagh, Co. Westmeath) (no informant identified).

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There are some farms and the bull that is kept on them is bound to be a rogue.


Story collected by a student at Cromadh (B.) school (Croom, Co. Limerick) from informant John O Donnell.

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Didn't you ever know that tisn't right to be swinging a stick through the grass in front of you and you crossing a field.


Story collected by a student at Cromadh (B.) school (Croom, Co. Limerick) from informant Tim Hedderman.

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Pishogues


Story collected by Bridget Coffey, a student at Coill Bheithne, Baile Mhistéala school (Kilbeheny, Co. Limerick) from informant Michael Coffey.

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Customs regarding Milk


Story collected by Kathleen Costello, a student at Scoil Sheosaimh Ntha (Cailíní) school (Glennamaddy, Co. Galway) from informant Catherine Costello.

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Customs regarding Milk


Story collected by Frances Corely, a student at Scoil Sheosaimh Ntha (Cailíní) school (Glennamaddy, Co. Galway) from informant Thomas Hussey.

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