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School: Tomhaggard

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Tomhaggard, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0877, Page 258

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    out on a journey.
    It is unlucky to see a new moon through glass for the first time.
    Green is an unlucky colour.
    It is said to be lucky to be married on Wednesday, but never on Friday.
    It is lucky to wear anything new on Easter Sunday or Christmas Day.
    It is lucky to find any kind of iorn.
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    It is unlucky to go into a new house without taking salt in first.
    It is unlucky to set a hen on Friday.
    It is unlucky to plough a churchpath.
    It is unlucky to change money on the first Monday of January.
    It is unlucky for thirteen people to sit at table.
    It is unlucky to put cows out on fresh grass on Friday.
    It is unlucky to break a mirror, you will have seven years bad luck.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamonn Connick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tomhaggard, Co. Wexford