School: Gowna

Location:
Scrabby, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Hugh Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 085

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    When a person set out on a journey, he was always on the look out for certain lucky or unlucky signs.

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    If a person put on his garments wrongly in the morning he was said to lose his luck if he changed them
    Therefore if he put on his shirt inside out in the morning he was well advised to wear it so all the day.
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    The old people often remarked on an unlucky day.:- "The Devil is tripping me up all day."
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    A hen marching around with a straw fastened to her foot was a sure sign of a visitor coming to a house.
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    Certain people were always regarded as lucky or unlucky to have any dealings with.
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    People never liked to buy from a mean hard miller. It was always remarked that for unchained the animals they sold of a system of haggling never thrive with the buyer.
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