School: Cill Críosta
- Location:
- Kilchreest, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0233
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- If a person met a magpie he would have no luck after that One for bad luck,
Two for good luck,
Three for joy,
Four to marry,
Five to die,
Six for England,
Seven for France,
Eight for the fiddle,
Nine to dance.It is said that if a person threw out ashes on a Monday morning, that person would have no luck.A person should never cut a bush that grows alone because that person would die before the end of the year.To kill a cat is a sign of seven years unhappiness. It is unlucky to break a mirror.If a branch of holly escaped one's notice and remained in the house.(continues on next page)
