School: Dún an Ochta (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Eyrecourt, Co. Galway
- Teachers: Séamus Mac a' Bhuidhe Úna Ní Laighidh
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- (continued from previous page)have good luck for the year. If he has his back turned it means bad luck.23. "One magpie is for bad luck, two for good luck, three for joy, four for a marriage, five to die, six for silver, seven for gold, and eight for the story that cannot be told".24. A horseshoe is supposed to bring good luck to the finder.25. A cat coughing is a sign of bad weather.26. If you spill salt you will be fighting with some one before long.27. Whoever takes the last bit of butter from the plate will die first.28. When the candles are named and lit on Little Xmas Night, the one which burns out first means death for the owner, and the one which lasts longest means it's owner will live the longest.29. It is unlucky to bring a white horse to a wedding.30. Some people consider it lucky to put the tongs on the hearth before going on a journey from home.
