School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)
- Location:
- Carlanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Géibheannaigh
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- If you go out under a ladder it is the sign of bad luck.
If you break a mirror you will have seven years bad luck.
If you see one magpie its for sorrow.
If you meet a red-haired woman in the morning you will have bad luck the hole day.
If you see three magpies is the sign of a wedding
- If you see a crowd of crows sitting on a tree it's the sign of storm.
If a bird flies low it's a sign of rain.
