School: Edenvella (roll number 5212)
- Location:
- Edenvella, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Domhnall Mac an Bhreithimh
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- (continued from previous page)8. If a mirror falls & break seven years of the worst luck follow for the person from whom it fell.9. To place a pair of new shoes on a table before they are worn is a sign of bad luck10. To wear a peacock's feather brings bad luck11. The wail of a cock if prolonged after crowing is unlucky. It is a sign of death12. When a cock crows through the night there are evil spirits about.13. A person who sings before breakfast will have bad luck.14. It is unlucky to come back into the house after having left on a journey15. To walk under a ladder or to pass a person on the stairs brings bad luck to whoever does it.16. If one person give a pin or a needle to another the friendship will be broken between them but if the giver stick the pin or needle in wool the friendship will last.17. When a lady lets a glove fall, disappointment is in store for her. If another person pick it up for her(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Domhnall Mac an Bhreithimh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher