School: Tulach Chromán (roll number 1256)
- Location:
- Tullycroman, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs. Brennan
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An Old Belief.
In the country districts,when the people are all sitting around the turf fire,if a coal falls it is said there is a stranger coming to the house and if the stranger is not wanted,they spit on the coal.
It is said if a picture falls off the wall without any apparent reason there is bad luck approaching the house.
That if you break a mirror you will have seven years bad luck.
- Collector
- Teresa Neeson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumgoask, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Philip Neeson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Drumgoask, Co. Monaghan
- It is said:- If a picture falls off the wall without any apparent reason; there is bad luck approaching the house. That if you break a mirror you will have seven years bad luck.
