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School: Mastersons (roll number 8390)

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Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Gobnait de Búit
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0197, Page 232

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    Walking under a ladder unless you spit over it first is supposed to be unlucky.
    If you spill salt you should throw a grain of it over your left shoulder
    When a child loses a tooth it is lucky to throw it over the left shoulder.
    When the fire is raked at night it is lucky to make a cross in the ashes or put the shovel and tongs, or poker and tongs across each other in the shape of a cross.
    If you give a pin to anybody stick it in wood, and let the other take it out of the wood if you want to keep your friend.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    J. Boyd
    Age
    80
    Address
    Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim