School: Ráth Maoláin (roll number 16131)

Location:
Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Laoise Ní Ruairc
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    for silver, six for gold seven for a secret never to be told eight for diamonds nine for love, ten for a sickness and a journey above.
    If your right eye is itchy you will be laughing and if your left eye is itchy you will be crying.
    If there is a hole in your stocking there is a letter in the post office.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Siubhán Ní Scannláin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Eoghan Ó Scannláin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male