School: Ashfield
- Location:
- Corballyquill, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Eilís Latimer
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- When a person meets a red-haired woman first thing in the morning it means bad luck.When a person leaves the house and has to turn back it is supposed to be a sign of bad luck.
When a person sees a hare it means good-luck for him.
When a person sees a straw to a hen's tail it is the sign of a visitor.
When a person drops a spoon it is supposed to be a sign of a lady visitor, a knife a gentleman and a fork a disappointment
If a person lets his glove fall he must get someone else to lift it for him, or it would be bad-luck.
It is said that if a person's right hand is itchy it is a sign that he will be shaking hands with strangers, and that if his left hand is itchy he will be getting money.
If a person's nose is itchy it is a sign he will be angry. If the right eye is itchy he will be laughing, and if his left eye is itchy he will be(continues on next page)
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- F. Mc Kay
