School: Clochar na Trócaire, Sligeach
- Location:
- Sligo, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An tSiúir Aibhistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 328
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- (continued from previous page)them. It is not lucky to put on one shoe and lace it before putting on the other one.
The old people never believed in putting an addition to the west end of a house. It is very unlucky to interfere with a "Fairy Fort". It is a very lucky sign to put your clothes on back to front by mistake. If when playing cards you put a pin in your coat it is believed to bring you luck. If you put a horse-shoe nail in your coat you would never see a Ghost. The colour green is very unlucky for some families. If you ever went astray in a field you would find your way if you turned your coat our your cap.
These superstitions were told to me by an old lady of seventy years. her name is :-(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Harkin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Rose Anne Smyth
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmore, Co. Leitrim
