School: Gowna
- Location:
- Scrabby, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Hugh Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 084
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“When a person set out on a journey, he was always on the look out for certain lucky or unlucky signs.”
When a person set out on a journey, he was always on the look out for certain lucky or unlucky signs.
If he met a red haired woman he was well advised of his conscience to turn back immediately
Meeting a weasel was bad too
Magpies
To meet one sorrow
two joy,
three a wedding
four a boy
five silver
six gold
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A visit from a robin, or a black cat was a sign of good luck.
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To counteract the ill effect of meeting any unlucky person mentioned the old people turned and walked back a few steps with the unwelcome person.
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