School: Dundalk (St. Nicholas Monastery) (roll number 16719)
- Location:
- Dundalk, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Br. T. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0661, Page 154
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- (continued from previous page)rain, if he is seen flying.
It is said, that if you hurt a robin, it is the sign of bad luck.
- A moth flying around a lamp is a sign that a letter will come.
When a dog is heard crying outside a door, it is the sign of a death in that house. - Collector
- Felix Hoey
- Gender
- Male
- If a mirror is broken it signifies seven years bad luck. To cut your nails on either Fridays or Sundays is unlucky.
If you open an umbrella inside a house, it is unlucky.
