Abstract: Story collected by Áil Ní Mhongaigh, a student at Eaglais school (Burren, Co. Mayo) (no informant identified).
Original reference: 0089/2/3
School Eaglais [Vol. 0089, Chapter 0002]
County The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Mayo Schools
Eaglais [duchas:4345721]
If you hand a pin to a friend you will break friendship with him or her. If salt spills it is a sign of a fight. If there is a moth on your back you will get new clothes. If there is a moth flying around you you will get a letter. It is not good to break delph on Friday. If there is a ring of cream on the top of your tea you will get some small silver money. If you see a wisp slinging after a hen it is a sign that somebody is going to die. If you see a butterfly flying in the house at night it is a sign that somebody is dead. If you hear a magpie screeching it is a sign that you will get a letter. If you hear a dog crying it is a sign of somebody's death.
Eaglais [duchas:4345722]
A watched kettle never boils quickly. A neighbor is nearer than a friend far away. A friend in need is a friend indeed. It is better to be idle than working for nothing. If there is a person sick in a house and there is a young child who has no sense and it says that the sick person will be all right it is a sign that the sick person will die. If a person dies and you put him in the wrong grave everything in the house will rattling until you put the person in the
Eaglais [duchas:4345723]
right grave. If a person has fits don't let him jump over you on you will get them too. if the sky is red on a summer's evening it is a sign of frost. If we have white frost it is a sign that we will have rain. A white pig is the worst thing you could meet at night. If you meet a ghost you will faint on your doorstep.
Eaglais [duchas:4345724]
If you meet a ghost it is not right to speak to it. the devil finds work for idle doers.
Original reference: 0089/2/3
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