School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)
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- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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- When a red part of wick remains hanging from candle people say "there's a letter for me."
- If two people say the same thing simultaneously its a sign of letters, and whoever touches wood first gets the letter.
- If the palm of a person's hand is "itchy" it denotes a shake-hands, - but if it is the left hand it is a sign of money, and people say."Rub it against wood, and its sure to be good."
- If your nose is "itchy" it is a sign of a fight.
If your right ear is hot someone is talking good about you, but if its the left ear someone is talking bad about you. - If a dog is heard keening it denotes a death. When one person dies in the street usually two others follow.