The Sunday globe., 1901-07-28
IRISH PISHOGUES
More Talked About than Believed
by the PeaSantry.

These samples Of folklore have been
picked up by a correspondent, princi
pally from old women in various parts
of Ireland.
1. Parents should not buy a new
cradle for the frstboTn child, but
should borrow an old one and. more
over something should be put into it
before it is brought into the house,
such as a handful of straw, chaff, old
rags or some money,
2. A mother should not buy or make
the christening robe for her FIRST child
but should get one as a present
3. A child should not be taken out
of the house while asleep to go on a
Journey. but should be awakened some
time before starting. Its nails should
not be cut with scissors, but should be
bitten off and the hair should not be
cut until it is year old.
4. The seventh son posses charm
and can cure many diseases. He can
also cut a worm i'm two by blowing it
with his breath.
3. A child having the disease of the
throat known as thrust" " can be
cured by its father blowing his breath,
while fasting, nine mornings into the
child's mouth.
6. The whooping cough can be- cured
by passing the child backward and for
ward nine times under a donkey
belly
Z. A wisp on the eye can be removed
or made to go away by rubbing with a
gold ring.
S. 4 person can get rid of warts in
the following manner. Make a small
purse with calico; for every wart you
have. put a pebble or small stone into
the purse; then place the purse at a
cross where two roads interseCt Who
ever takes the purse takes the warts.
9. Dogs whining at night, or COCKS
Growing at unusual hours, are said tc
warn of a death.
TO- A dropping of the wax down the
side of a candle Ccalled winding
Sheet betokens the same. a bright
spark appearing at the bottom of the
wick foretells a letter
H. When a person dies in a town
land. two others will die out Of the
same tOwnland before the end Of the
year.
y. II a person fall in a graveyard
or at a funeral that person will soon
die. It Is also very unucky to wrangle
to lie down, or to wipe your boots In
a graveyard.
10. a grave should not be dug on a
Monday without being first reddened
or partly dug on Sunday
IA. When a corpse is taken from :
house. the table on which it was laid
oh IH
down. turned towards the wall, and left
so until people are seen returning from
the funeral.
IS. II chairs or candlesticks are Dor
rowed for a wake the person who
brings them must take nem back
again.
1G. II person is murdered, should
/ the murderer come into the same room
with the corpse the corpse viii bleed
| from nose or mouth.
II. II you pick herbs for a sick per
son after sunset you are liable 10 gel
q blast or fairy stroke.
is. II you NEEDLE with the forts Ol
raths found In ireland you are sure C
get some mark. hence people are very
/ much afraid 20 have anything TO dc
with them.
/ 10. II you wash your face In the dew
| on May morning you viii be free from
headaches during the year.
30. n You give away milk or butter
ON that morning the person TO whom
/ You give it viii take away your Iucl
| for that year.
n. II You go into a farmers house
/ while the churuing is going on, you arr
expected 10 put your hand on The
churu and ask for blessings on H., 9th
/ crwise. IL Is said no butter could bl
| produced
/ %. II is considered very unlucky u
send back pork TO the person from
whom you buy IT.
23. A lump ON the thigh, called lougI
. lean. can be cured uy rubbing splttl
. 10 it nine mornings while fasting.
a. u is considered very lucky q
have "a swarm of bees come and scttl
with you.
25 A yOBng woman when going II
/ the church 10 be married should wea
. some old article of clothing
2G An itching of the right eyl
means you will soon laugh, and OF thD
nose That somebody is talking badly
/ of you.
The foregoing are a. strictly be
. liovcd iu parts of ireland as If they
were the law Of the land u Is cousid
cred a very serious matter no violate
any of them.
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