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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Tralee (roll number 16871)

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Tralee, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Bríd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0439, Page 083

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    4. If a knife falls it is a sign that a stranger will visit the house.
    5. It is said a young person should not count his teeth, if he does it is unlucky, for instance the growth will stop.
    6. It is not right to open an umbrella in a house lest a child would go under it and stop growing.
    7. If a person spills salt it is said he will be unlucky unless he throws it over his left shoulder.
    8. If there is a blue flame in the fire or in the candle it is believed
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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
    Informant
    M. O Carroll
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Killierisk, Co. Kerry