School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla

Location:
Churchtown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh
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    If you saw a lump of coal on the road you should pick it up and spit on it.

    If you saw a lump of coal on the road you should pick it up and spit on it
    If you saw a horse shoe and it turned the same way as it was on the horse's foot it is a sign of good luck.
    If money fell from you you should say "What falls on the floor comes in at the door."
    When some people are setting eggs for hatching they put a horse shoe in to the box for it is said it will cause a good hatch.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edmond Galligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynaboul, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Joseph Manning
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Egmont, Co. Cork