School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)
- Location:
- Carraig Shleáin, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Mary Greer
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 174
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Carrickaslane
- XML Page 174
- XML “Beliefs”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- 1. See a pin, pick it up
All day long you'll have good luck
See a pin, pass it by,
You'll want a pin before you die.2. It is believed to be very lucky to find iron of any kind but more especially a horseshoe.
3. It is considered very unlucky for a churn of milk to swell, or to spill.
4.If a knife falls there is a gentleman visitor coming.
5. If a fork falls there is a women, coming.
6. If you get two spoons on your saucer you are going to a wedding .
7.If you see a hen with a straw to her tail it is said that there is a stranger coming.
8.If the cock crows at the door three times there is a visitor coming.
9. Iwill not say halt until this is done.
10. It is considered to be very unlucky for a churn of milk to swell or to spill.
11.It is believed that if the sole of your foot becomes itchy you will be on strange ground.
12. It is believed that if your nose becomes itchy you will be fighting with someone.(continues on next page)
