School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- (continued from previous page)it until he grew into manhood.
- Long ago people were very superstitious. You will very often fined people even up to this day giving in to these things.I If they see one magpie in the morning
they are going to have bad-luck for that
day.
II If they meet a red-haired woman on the
road they are sure to have bad luck.
III If you throw out water New Year's Day
you will have bad luck for the coming
year. If you get money that day you will
be getting plenty of money for the coming
year.
IV The first person you see or comes into
your house New Years Morning, if a
woman of course bad-luck, if a man(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bridie Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Palmerstown, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Kelly
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Palmerstown, Co. Mayo
