School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)
- Location:
- Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Dillon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0200, Page 341
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- (continued from previous page)house because it is unlucky to bring her in on the door.
(13) It is very unlucky to meet magpies on the road because it is the sign of a funeral.Superstitions (1) If you meet a red haired women early in the morning it is believed that it is bad luck.
(2) If a weasel crosses the road when a person is going the road old people say you should turn back or you will have bad luck.
(3) If a person opens an umbrella in the house it is the sign of bad luck.
(4) If a person comes in one door and goes out on another it is bad luck.
(5) When a pair is getting married if you tie and old shoe on the car on the day of the wedding it is good luck.
- (1) If you meet a red haired women early in the morning it is believed that it is bad luck.
(2) If a weasel crosses the road when a person is going the road old people say you should turn back or you will have bad luck.
(3) If a person opens an umbrella in the house it is the sign of bad luck.
(4) If a person comes in one door and goes out on another it is bad luck.
(5) When a pair is getting married if you tie an old shoe on the car on the day of the wedding it is good luck.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Rita Fowley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bawn, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Fowley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Bawn, Co. Leitrim
