School: Durrus, Bantry (roll number 13023)
- Location:
- Durrus, Co. Cork
- Teacher: L. Blennerhassett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0285, Page 261
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- The superstition about seeing magpies is as follows: - One for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a wedding.
Four for a death.
Five for silver.
Six for gold.
Seven for a story that was never told.A magpie flying to the right signifies luck, and flying to the left is ill-luck.Cut your nails on Monday cut them for health.
Cut them on Tuesday you cut them for wealth.
Cut them on Wednesday cut them for a letter.
Cut them on Thursday cut them for something better.
Cut them on Friday cut them for a wife.
Cut them on Saturday cut them for a long life.
Cut them on Sunday cut them for evil all the week.There is an ancient saying which says, bad Monday bad week, bad Friday bad Sunday.See a pin and let it lay bad luck you'll have all the day
See a pin and pick it up all the day you'll have good luck. If a horse-shoe is found and thrown overhead it denotes good luck, but if not thrown overhead it denotes bad luck. When a person hears the cuckoo for the first time saying "cu-cu" in the right ear it signifies good(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Winnie Dukelow
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromataniheen, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Thomas Dukelow
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromataniheen, Co. Cork
