School: Scoil na mBráthar, Caiseal (roll number 16726)

Location:
Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An Br. B. E. Ó hOireabháird
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  1. 1. To meet a red haired woman means bad luck.
    2 To see a magpie means bad luck
    3 To see two magpies means good luck
    4 To see three magpies means a wedding.
    5 To see four magpies means a wake
    6 To see a dog eating grass is a sign of bad weather
    7 If the sun sets red it is a sign of good weather
    8 To spill salt is a sign of bad luck
    9 If you let a fork fall you will have company
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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
    Patrick O' Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Tipperary