School: Naas (Mercy Convent) (roll number 15040)

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1. Superstitions (continued)

   

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   To meet a man with red-hair, or a woman with a red petticoat first thing in the morning.
   To kill a robin redbreast.
   To pass a churn and not give a helping hand.
   To meet a funeral and not go back three steps with it.
   To have a hare cross your path before sunrise.
   Never begin work on a Friday.
   " remove from a house or leave a situation on a Saturday.
   Never begin to make a dress on a Saturday or the wearer will die within the year.
   Nevermend a rent in a dress while on, or evil and malicious reports will spread about you.
   It is fatal at a marriage to tie a know in a red handkerchief and only a enemy would do it. To break the spell burn the handkerchief.
   Never put away money on the first Monday of the year, or you will lose your luck in gaining money all the year after.
   Presents may be given on new Years Day, but no money should e paid away.
   Those who marry in Autumn will die in Spring.
   When a servant leaves her place, if her mistress gives her a piece of bread, she should put a portion of it by, carefully. As long as she has

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patricia Meade

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Poplar Square, Co. Kildare

   Informant

   Mrs Alice Meade

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Poplar Square, Co. Kildare