School: Riverstown 2
- Location:
- Riverstown, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Áine Ní Pheadair
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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(continues on next page)- Collector
- William Bright
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Turnalaydan, Co. Sligo