our Lord carried was made of alder wood as a result of this it is said if anyone strikes another with the twig of an alder tree he will not grow. Got from Mrs. M. Glynn The Square BallinasloeAnaithnidAnneMichelle DunneAnaithnidAbbi4. You should always put the sign of the cross on the cows hip, if not the fairies will take the milk. To see a new moon through a window is bad luck. To hear a cock crowing after twelve o'clock is bad luck for the owner. Got from, Miss M. Kirwan, Dunlo Street, Ballinasloe.AnaithnidAnneAnneAnneAnneMichelle Dunne5. It is lucky to move into a newAnneMichelle Dunne