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School: Riverstown 2

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Riverstown, Co. Sligo
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Áine Ní Pheadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0180, Page 376

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  1. Superstitions

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    Superstitions are omens in which nearly all Irish people believe.
    There is a superstition if you meet a red haired woman on your journey you will have a mishap before you reach home.
    Another good superstition is if you meet one magpie it is the sign of sorrow, two for joy, three for a wedding, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold and seven for a story that was never told before.
    If you see a star falling and wish for something before it lands you are supposed to get your wish.
    If a knife falls it is the sign of a man coming in, but if a spoon
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Bright
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Turnalaydan, Co. Sligo