School: Ardee (De la Salle) (roll number 2094)
- Location:
- Ardee, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Br. P. Ó Scannail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0669, Page 073
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“A person who enters a house in which churning is going on must take a hand at churning...”
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It is unlucky to pass by a tree the trunk of which branches out in three.
If you break a mirror, break two jam-pots also and you avoid the bad luck.
Spilling cup of tea means bad luck for a week.
Touching flower of poppy brings warts.
Spider creeping on any of your garments means getting a new one.
Killing swan brings bad luck.
Tea-lef floating on tea means a stranger.
Killing a beetle takes a sin off your soul.
Dreaming of fire means hasty news.
Sod of turf falling from fire means visitor.
Unlucky to beat cows with blackthorn stick.If you meet a black snail rub him to your warts and stick him to a thorn on a bush and as he withers your warts disappear.
If you break a fairy-cap, fairies take you to their lios.
When tooth falls out, bless yourself with it & throw over the shoulder. If you see where it falls you will have bad luck.(continues on next page)