School: The Castle (roll number 15873)
- Teacher: O. Bean Uí Dhuinn
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- It is considered unluckly to:-
Spill salt.
Put an umbrella up inside the house
Break a mirror.
To see one mag-pie.
The following rhyme is often repeated about mag-pies:-One for sorrow,
Two for joy
Three a wedding
Four a boy
Five for silver
Six for Gold
Seven, a secret yet untold.To meet a red-haired woman first, on your way in the morning.It is considered unlucky for a wedding party to meet a funeral on the way to the Church.Happy is the bride that the sun shines on.
Happy is the corpse that the rain rains on.(continues on next page)