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School: Carrigaline, Ráth Mhór

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Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Mhic Conchoille
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    1. It is not right to look in a mirror by night.
    2. Dead people should always be faced east.
    3. The first person to go to the spring well New Years morning they will have good luck for the year.
    4. Burning bread is feeding the devil.
    5. One magpie for bad luck
    Two for good luck
    Three for a wedding
    Four for a wake
    Five for a funeral
    Six to carry me safe.
    6. To meet a red haired woman first thing in the morning it is bad luck
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cáit Ní Bhraoin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigaline, Co. Cork