School: Camross, Mountrath

Location:
Camross, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0826, Page 276

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    If you kill a cricket...

    If you kill a cricket, you kill all your luck,
    If you break a mirror it is a sign of death,
    If you find a horse -shoe it is rare luck.
    If a clock stops suddenly it is a sign of death in the house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    If you break a mirror...

    If you kill a swallow the cows will mild blood.
    If you eat your nails - sign of bad temper.
    If your left hand is itchy - sign of money.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    If you kill a swallow the cows will milk blood. ...

    It is unlucky for a woman to take off her wedding ring.
    If you see snails coming along the road it is a sign or rain.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. weather-lore (~6,442)
      2. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Bergin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rossnaclonagh Outside, Co. Laois
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    It is unlucky for a woman to take off her wedding ring. ...

    If you leave a spoon fall - sign of going away shortly.
    If a baby wets your clothes - sign of good luck.
    If a bird does droppings on you from day - sign of good luck in a short space of time.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    If your right hand is itchy...

    If your right hand is itchy - sign of a shake-hand.
    If you kill a spider - sign of bad luck.
    If a spider creeps on your clothes it is a sign of a new suit of clothes.
    To spill salt is the sign of a row.
    If you cross two knives is also a sign of a row.
    If you meet a red haired woman it is the sign of bad luck.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    If you leave a spoon fall...

    If you put boots on the table: sign of trouble.
    If you dream of a man, priest or a baby or eggs or rats or mice, sign of problem in the house
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.