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School: Annacarter

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Mullinaveige, Co. Wicklow
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 273

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  1. Archaeological Superstitions

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    It is believed that if thirtheen people are dining together that one of them would die before the year was out.
    When the people of this locality are setting a clutch of eggs they always put a horseshoe under them.
    It is believed that if a person spills salt it is a sign of them crying.
    It is an old belief in this locality that if a person breaks a looking glass he would have seven years bad luck
    When churning is going on, any person who enters the house has to turn the handle or use the dash a few times in case he would "take the profit".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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