School: Inis (B.) (roll number 15042)
- Location:
- Ennis, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Seoirse Ó Maoldhomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0609, Page 413
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- 1. If you break a mirror, you will have seven years bad luck.
2. If you meet one magpie it is the sign of bad luck, and if you meet two it is the sign of good luck.
3. If a red coal falls out of the fire it is the sign of visitors.
4. If a glove falls off your hand, and if you pick it up, it is the sign of disapointment.
5. If you find a horse shoe, it is the sign of good luck.
6. If a knife falls on the floor it is a man to the house.
7. If a fork falls on the floor it is an invitation to the house.
8. If you meet a black cat in the road it is the sign of good luck to the house.
- Collector
- James O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Turnpike Road, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Brien
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Turnpike Road, Co. Clare
