School: Baile Ard
- Location:
- Ballard, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 134
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- The howling of dogs the croaking of ravens over a house and the ticking of the death clock are signs of death.
The magpie is a bird of good or bad luck according to the number seen at a time.
"One for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a wedding, four for cheer".
A crowing hen is a bird of bad luck.
A whistling woman and a crowing hen, are two of the unluckiest things under the sun.
A cricket is a bringer of good luck, and its departure from a house is a sign of coming misfortune.
The breaking of a looking glass entails "seven years" trouble but no want.(continues on next page)
