School: Banahoe
- Location:
- Banagher, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Mac an Bháird
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- (continued from previous page)affair told her she should throw out the old stuff and that perhaps she'd have better luck from now on.
Four-Leafed Shamrock
The four leafed-shamrock is associated with good luck. There is a belief that only certain families can find one although they are supposed to be quite plentiful. I have never seen but one myself. Callaghans and Murrays are two of the families who are supposed to be able to find them.
Again when a very difficult task is attempted it is said that to accomplish it, one would need to have the four leafed-shamrock.
It is a common practice to conceal a four leafed-shamrock in the clothing of a card played who is going to a game or drive where good prizes are at stake. On the two occasions on which I have known this to be tried, the result was a failure each time.(continues on next page)
