Abstract: Story collected by a student at An Churrach (Crogh), Árd Fhionáin school (Curragh, Co. Tipperary) from informant (Mrs) Brigid Nugent.
Original reference: 0572/4/74
School An Churrach (Crogh), Árd Fhionáin [Vol. 0572, Chapter 0004]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Tipperary Schools
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Piseoga If your tooth fell out you should kiss it therr times and then throw it over your head. If a pig or a sow got it, you would get a pigs tooth. It is considered unlucky to hold an umbrella open over your head in the house or to look at a new moon through glass. If you killed a dearga daol with your thumb before he raised his tail, you would release a soul from Purgatory. If you cry on New Year's Day you will be crying for a year. Try to get money (but do not pay out any) on Hansel Monday (1st Monday of the year). If you hit one with an elder stick he or she will not grow any more. You should not throw out the ashes on a Monday or you would be throwing out your luck for the week. Neither should you sweep the dust out on a Monday. It is considered unlucky to meet a person on a stairs. It is unlucky to break a mirror or kill a cricket. If you are late for mass on New Year's Day you will be late for the year. When leaving the house going a journey, do
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not turn back for anything or it will bring you bad luck. No one should open a grave on a Monday. If a person has to be buried on a Monday, the first sods are taken on Sunday. If you walk on grass on a September morn before the sun shines you will suffer from feet aches for the rest of the year. It is unlucky to put your left boot on yout right foot and if you take off the left boot before the right it is the sign of an accident. Building to the north is suppose to be unlucky. Never throw egg shells behind the fire, as it insults the fairies. If a black dog follows you, it will bring you bad luck. If a stray cat comes to ae house it means hasty news either good or bad. You should not shave or cut hair on a Monday. It is said that hair cut on a Monday will never grow again.
Original reference: 0572/4/74
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