School: Ardvarney (roll number 15116)

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1. Local Superstitions (continued)

   

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   sparkes to welcome the money.

   3) It is said that who ever breaks a looking glass will have 7 yrs misfortune.

   4) It is considered lucky to get any piece of iron lost on the road.

   5) When a little lump gathers on the wick of the candle white burn it is the sign of a letter coming to the house in a short space of time.

   Written by
   Mary Clerkin
   Drumconnor.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

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2. Emblems

   

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   Emblems We have some old emblems at home and these are what they are. We have an old vase at home which is very old.It belonged to my grand mother who died at the ago of 96 years. It is about half feet in height and is of a silver colour with a ring of roses around the middle. It is a very nice ornament and it is made og delph. It is kept in remembrance of my grand mother. We have an old black thorn stick which belonged to my grand father who gave it to my father. On the stick there are shamrocks carved. It is of a brown colour. It is of a brown colour and the shamrocks are painted green.It was my grand

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Curneen

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Drumconor, Co. Leitrim