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School: Dundalk (St. Nicholas Monastery) (roll number 16719)

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Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. T. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0661, Page 153

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  1. Superstitions (continued)

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    good luck or bad luck.
    If a person sees a white horse and if he spits out, wishes, and tramps the ground three times, he will have good luck.
    When people hear a donkey bray, they say it is the sign of a storm.
    People say that a rat brings ill luck.
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  2. Supserstitions

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    If two magpies are seen together it is the sign of a marriage. If three of them are seen together, it is the sign of a christening.
    A wren is supposed to bring bad luck, and a starling good luck.
    A swan is supposed to bring
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Murphy
    Gender
    Male