School: Killmallock Convent School
- Location:
- Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Dimpna
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1. This is an old rhyme about magpies:
One for sorrow
Two for joy
Three for marriage
Four for a boy.
2. If your right ear is itchy it is the sign that someone is talking good about you.
3. If your left ear is itchy it is a sign that someone is talking bad about you.
4. If you see the new moon through the window you will be unlucky.
5 . If you break a mirror you will have seven years bad luck.
6. If you bite your nails it is a sign that you have a bad temper.
7. If your left hand is itchy it is a sign that you will be getting money.
8. If your right hand is itchy you will be getting a shake hand.
9. If you spill a pinch of salt you should throw a pinch of it over your left shoulder.
10. If you meet a red-haired woman the first thing in the morning it is said to be very unlucky.
11. If a knife falls it is a sign that a gentlemen will come to the house during the day.
12. If a fork falls it is a sign that a lady will visit the house during the day.
13. It is said that if you walk under a ladder it is very unlucky.
14. If the fire lights to one side it is a sign that some one is going or coming(continues on next page)
