School: Emly (B.) (roll number 16059)

Location:
Emly, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Lachtnáin
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  1. Signs of Bad Luck. 11th April, 1938.
    If the grease of a candle forms a sheet on one side it is a sign of death.
    If you would hear a dog howling it is a sign of death.
    It is a sign of bad luck when a picture hanging on the wall falls.
    It is a sign of bad luck if a frog comes into the house.
    If a cock crows outside the door it is a sign of death.
    If you would see four magpies it is a sign of death.
    It is a sign of death if you hear a bell ringing in your ear.
    If you see one magpie it is a sign of bad luck.
    If a hare crosses your path in the morning it is a sign that you would have bad luck for the day.
    If a foxy woman crosses your path in the morning it is a sign that you will have bad luck for the day also.
    If you broke a mirror you would have bad luck for seven years.
    If you a killed a robin you would draw bad luck on yourself.
    If you killed a black cat you would also draw bad luck on yourself.
    If you put one of your stockings on inside out and you turned it again you would draw bad luck on yourself.
    If you pointed at a star at night it is a sign that your hand would wither.
    If a plague of rats came into a place it is a sign of bad luck.
    If you hear a cuckoo in your left ear it is a bad sign.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Duncummin, Co. Tipperary