School: Gaibhlín
- Location:
- Gyleen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs M. Revatto
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- 1. If you see a red haired woman first thing in morning, you will have bad luck all that day.
2. If you break a looking glass, you will have seven years bad luck.
3. What falls to the floor comes to the door.
4. If you found a horseshoe, you will have good luck.
5. One magpie for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a wedding,
Four to die,
Five for a hearse,
Six for a coffin,
Seven for Heaven,
Eight for Hell.
6. When you see the new moon through the window, it is a sign of bad luck .
