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School: St Mary's, Buncrana

Location:
Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 383

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    If one takes a coal out of a house, you are supposed to have bad luck if you do not put a few turf on the fire.
    Another one is - if one gets salt it is unlucky to give it back, and hardly any one borrows salt.
    It is unlucky to clean out the cow's byre on a Friday, and people never do so.
    It is unlucky to see a red-haired woman on the road, and people do not like to meet any one when going on a journey.
    It is unlucky to break a mirror and any one that does so is supposed to have bad luck for seven years.
    It is said to be unlucky if a person ties one boot
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maisie Grant
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Buncrana, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Grant
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Umrycam, Co. Donegal