School: Foxrock (St Brigid's)
- Location:
- Foxrock, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: S. Ní Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0799, Page 44
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- (continued from previous page)It is unlucky to cross your knife and fork.
It is unlucky to spend money that you find.
It is unlucky to walk under a ladder.
If you kill a spider it will rain.
If two people say the same word together they should put their little finger together, and wish and the first to say Shakespeare gets their wish.
If you dream that you are going to pay a visit to the Zoo it is a sign of happy times.
If you have a black cat it is supposed to bring good luck to the house.
It is very unlucky to stand a horse shoe down wards.
It is very lucky to find a piece of coal on the road.
If you throw away a safety-pin you are throwing away your luck.
If you sneeze outside your door when you are going on a journey you are supposed to get a disappointment.
If your right ear was red somebody is talking good of you, and if the left ear was red somebody is talking bad of you.Green predicts a long journey
Black bad luck
Blue happiness(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nuala Ní Chaoimh
- Gender
- Female
