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School: Liostuathail (B.) 1.

Location:
Listowel, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Haodha
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  1. Lucky and Unlucky Signs

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    If you break a looking glass you are supposed to have seven years of bad luck.
    If a person comes in on door they sould go out the same door again, because they say that they take away the luck with them if they went out the other door.
    If you put on anything and it is turned inside-out unknown to you it is a sign of good luck.
    If you find a [?] pick it up for it is a sign of good luck.
    If you are going to the fair and the first person you meet is a red-haired woman you should turn back because you would have bad luck for that day.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Bairéad
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry