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   because it means crying. It is unlucky to take off one shoe without loosing the other. It is unlucky to hit a cow with a broom. It is lucky to have a horse-shoe hung above the door. It is (un)lucky to have palms hung at the byre door. It is unlucky to dream about soldiers because you will get killed. It is unlucky to wear white clothes to a funeral. It is unlucky to change into a new house on Saturday It is lucky to find tobacco. It is unlucky to sell an animal without getting any luck's money back. It is unlucky to steal shoes from any other person. It is unlucky to steal shoes from any other person. It is unlucky to see one magpie. There is an old saying about magpies: One for sorrow. Two for joy. Three for a wedding. Four for a boy. Five for Heaven. Six for Hell and seven to receive the old devil himself. It is unlucky to drop your glove when you are on your path because something will happen you before you return home. When you are going on a journey and meet a visitor it is unlucky to turn back. It is unlucky to give another person a coal out of the fire. It is unlucky to rob birds nests because the birds will curse you. It is unlucky to eat blackberries or haws after Hallow Eve Night. It is lucky to have a black cat in your house. Twin calves are lucky. It is lucky to meet a man and a woman on your path. It is lucky to dream about a white horse. When a dish-cloth falls it is a sign that a

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Josephine Doherty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Craignahorna, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Bridget Doherty

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   82

   Address

   Craignahorna, Co. Donegal