School: Cor Dubh (roll number 13806)
- Location:
- Corduff, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Flood
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- (continued from previous page)17. If a spider creeps on your clothes, it's a sign that you are getting some new clothes
18.If you keep cards in your pocket at night, you will meet the devil. You should burn the Joker when you buy a new pack of cards.
19 If your hand is warm during the day, you will shake hands with a stranger.
20 If a hen comes into the house with a straw hanging from her wings, it's a sign that there is a visitor coming to the house.
21. If a weasel runs across the road in front of you, you will have bad luck.
22. If the cock crows during the night somebody in the house is going to die.
