School: Baile Glas (Meastha), An Bhlárna (roll number 10930)
- Location:
- Ballyglass, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0388, Page 178
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- Finding a horse-shoe, or piece of iron on the roadway is considered to be lucky, but to keep the luck the finder must take the article home, or first spit on the article, then throw it over his or her shoulder without looking back. If the person looks behind the luck goes.The breaking of a mirror, or looking-glass is unlucky. There is not luck in the house, or to the breaker for at least seven years - after that the spell is broken.If a picture, which is hanging on a wall, falls, without any particular reason, it is believed that some one in the house will die, or that some great trouble is about to come on that family.If going on a journey a person meets a woman first, he will have no(continues on next page)
