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School: Blackrock (Mercy Convent)

Location:
Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr. M. Baptist
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0796, Page 265

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  1. Lucky and Unlucky Omens

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    If you meet a hundred nuns without seeing a monk you will marry the first boy to whom you are introduced.
    If you see three magpies it is the sign of a marriage.
    An old shoe or a horse shoe bring luck to a married pair.
    Happy is the bride, the sun shines on, happy is the corpse the rain falls on.
    Married in brown you'll live in the town
    Married in blue your love will come true
    Married in red you'll wish yourself dead
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vera Watson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blackrock, Co. Dublin