School: Clonfinlough, Athlone
- Location:
- Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 258
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- (continued from previous page)an (ev) uneven number, or the eggs will not be lucky.
When two people wash in the same dish they will fight.
If a person breaks a looking glass he will seven years bad luck
If a baby child sees himself in a looking glass he will have bad luck.
When a person is going a journey and meets a red haired woman it is a sign of bad luck.
If a person dies away from home his remains should not be brought into his own house.
Churning should not be done under a rafter but between two rafters.
It is a disappointment to put a boot or shoe on a table.
An old boot thrown after a man going to a gamble, fair, or any where else brings him luck.
An old shoe is tied behind the brides car at a marriage.
It brings seven years bad luck to break a looking glass.
When carrying a corpse the feet always(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Lowe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowkeel, Co. Offaly
