Scoil: Cill Cholmáin, Shanagolden (uimhir rolla 4014)

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1. Local Superstitions (ar lean)

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   (ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)

   in Kilcolman with superstitious awe.

   One for sorrow,
   Two for joy,
   Three for a wedding,
   And four - to die.
   Says the old rhyme.

   A robin is supposed to bring bad luck to a house if he comes for a few crumbs.

   If the first woman whom a person meets in the morning happens to be a red head, then bad luck will frown on him all day.

   To let fall a fork by accident of course, denotes a lady visitor to the house. While the falling of a knife portends a visit from a gentleman.

   If a spoon falls 'a' disappointment is in store.

   Great consternation ensues, if a mirror falls and breaks, as seven long years of the worst luck possible is in store for the person from whom it falls.

   Great care should be taken that a pair of new shoes are not placed on a table before they are worn. Such an action is said to be most unlucky.

   The "wail" of the cock threatens untold uneasiness. When a lonely wail is heard at

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

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