School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)
- Location:
- Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Thomas Dillon
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(8) If thirteen sit down at the table it is a sign that one will die within the year.
(9) Sing before breakfast cry before lunch.
(10) When you are frying rashers if one curls up it is a sign of a marriage in the family.
(11) To meet a red haired women in the morning is a sign of bad luck.
(12) To meet a boy with an ass it is a sign of good luck.
(13) When a cat is washing himself whoever he looks at first will die.Superstitions.(1) When you are going a journey and you forget something if you turn back you will be disappointed but if you sit down and count thirteen it will be all right.
(2) If a moth flies about you it is a - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Dympna Cosgrave
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Cosgrave
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Dromahair, Co. Leitrim