School: Portleen (roll number 12210)
- Location:
- Portleen, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: (name not given)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1081, Page 277
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- (continued from previous page)o'clock at night it is a sign of bad luck.
It is said if a hen starts to crow it is a sign of bad luck. It is said if a swallow builds her nest near your house and goes away and leave it, it is also a sign of bad luck.
If a hen lays an egg above an ordinary size, it is a sign of good luck. If you are going a journey and meet :-
One magpie is for sorrow,
Two for joy,
Three for a wedding,
Four for a boy,
Five for silver,
Six for gold,
Seven for a secret never to be told.
It is said if you saw wild geese flying towards the hills, it is a sign of bad weather.
- Collector
- Maisie Hay
- Gender
- Female
