School: Loughteague, Stradbally (roll number 6129)

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   “It is very unlucky to burn men's hair.”

   

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   Some old people wouldn't allow a man to redden his pipe with a live coal on May - Day or allow anyone to remove a red coal from the house.
   If you had left your house on some business you shouldn't turn back even if you forget something you wanted badly. You should sit down before returning or you will meet trouble? or ill - luck.
   Some people would turn back on the road if they met a red - haired woman the first thing after setting out.
   If you happen to put on a garment "inside - out" you should leave it so saying "It's all for luck".
   Some say you should always leave a house by the door you entered or you'll take the luck with you.
   It is lucky to meet a white horse or a grey horse the first thing when you are setting out on a journey. It is lucky to meet sheep first: pigs are unlucky.
   Some women put on a man's hat when they are setting eggs so that they may have male birds on clutch.
   Some say it is not right to throw out ashes on Monday.
   Always give a hand at churning if you enter a house when the churning is going on: otherwise there will be no butter.
   If a spider goes over your clothes it means you are going to have a new garment of that kind soon.
   It is unlucky to put new boots on a table.
   When a child loses a tooth he should throw it over his left shoulder and not look after it.

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