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School: St Patricks Convent, Kilkenny (roll number 10478)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Dominic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0855, Page 232

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    Superstitions
    1. If a person saw one magpie it is said that he would meet some sorrow.Two magpies are joy, three for a wedding and four, someone is going to die.
    2. Some say that if a picture falls from the wall there would be a death in the family.
    3. If a looking-glass is broken it is said that seven year's ill-luck will follow.
    4. If a person let a glove fall he should not pick it up until someone picks it up for him. If he picks it up himself he will receive a disappointment sometime
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty O' Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kells Road, Co. Kilkenny