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School: Droichead na Dóinne (roll number 10261)

Location:
Blackwater Bridge, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Scolaidhe
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    “If you meet a white horse when going to the fair it is regarded locally as a sign of bad luck...”

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    If you meet a white horse when going to the fair it is regarded locally as a sign of bad luck.
    If a man meets a hare when he is going fishing he will have bad luck.
    If a salmon attempts to leap into the boat it is regarded as sign of death by drowning of one of crew or crew.
    If two hens are fighting it indicates the coming of a stranger
    If a bird flies into the house it fortells the birth of a baby
    If a cat catches a mouse & latter escapes it indicates bad luck.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English