School: Kilcoskan, The Ward
- Location:
- Kilcoskan, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- Signs of Good Luck
1. A strange black cat coming into the house is a sign of Good Luck
2. If two sisters enter a house [not their own]
3. Two magpies are a sign of good luck
4. A dark-haired person should be the first to enter the house on Xmas morning to bring good luck.
5. To find a horse shoe is very lucky.
6. To find a farthing is lucky.
7. To find a button is very lucky.
8. See a pin, pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck.
9. If you find a piece of iron on the road spit on it and throw it away.
10. When a tooth falls out spit on it and throw it over your left shoulder or the gap will never be filled.
11. If a cow has twin calves in May two years in succession it will bring great(continues on next page)
