School: Carraigín (B.), Portláirge (roll number 15340)
- Location:
- Corluddy, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Seán Ó Meachair
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- The following are regarded as signs of death in the house in which they occur or in the house of some relative
When a robin comes into the house
When mortar falls down without any reason
When the cock crows at you
When a picture falls down in the house without any apparent reasonThe magpie is regarded as an unlucky or a lucky bird according to the number you see together
One is for bad luck
Two is for good luck
Three is for a wedding
Four is a wake
Five is funeralSigns of visitors
To see a straw stuck to a hen
If a fork is let fall it is a sign that a woman visitor is coming
If a knife is let fall it is a sign that a man visitor is coming
If a knife or a fork is missing it is a sign that visitors have gone