School: Árd Phádraig

Location:
Ardpatrick, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Pilib Ó Conaill
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  1. 7.6.38
    Long ago people believed in superstitions and "Piseoga" and some people still believe in them.
    There are peculiar things said about magpies, such as
    "One for bad luck
    Two for good luck
    Three for a wedding
    Four for a wake
    Five for silver
    Six for gold
    Seven for a secret that is not told"
    This verse means if you meet a magpie you will have bad luck, if you meet two you will have good luck and if you meet three there will be a wedding and so on as the verse goes.
    Several of these superstitions refer to the month of May as regards milk.
    In this month women who believed in "Piseoga" went to a well and skimmed the top of it and in doing so they
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sunville Upper, Co. Limerick