School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Droichid, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Craith
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 014
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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
- Superstitions
If you broke a mirror you wouldn't have luck for seven years.
To keep a black cat in the house will bring good luck.
Never throw out the ashes on a Monday because you are throwing out the luck of the week.
A garment that's cut on a Monday will never be finished.
Walking under a ladder brings bad luck.
Some body is expecting it if you spill your cup of tea.
Count nine stars nine nights in succession and the first person you shake hands with you'll be married to them.
It is unlucky to walk into(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Keating
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs J. Keating
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 36
- Address
- Béal Átha Droichid, Co. Thiobraid Árann
