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School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)

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Burnfort, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 272

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    Superstitions
    One magpie for bad luck
    Two for good luck
    Three for a wedding.
    Four for joy
    Five for a christening
    Six for death,
    Seven for a secret was never told.
    If a spider creeps over your boots it is a sign that you would be going to get a new pair of boots.
    If you heard a cricket singing it is a sign of joy.
    Weather:
    It is said that if a cricket flew out in the yard we could expect fine weather.
    To see the sun going down red is a sign of the clearing of weather.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Creedon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bottlehill, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Creedon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bottlehill, Co. Cork