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School: Beitheach Mór (roll number 13925)

Location:
Behamore (Smith), Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Caitlín Nic Airt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0532, Page 343

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  1. Good Luck and Bad Luck

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    If a hairpin falls out of the hand it is a sign of good luck.
    If you meet one magpie on the road it is a sign of sorrow two a sign of joy three a sign of a wedding four a sign of death, five a sign of riches six a sign of poverty seven a sign of a kick out side the back door.
    A blue blaze in the fire is a sign of a letter.
    Meeting a red haired woman first on the road is considered unlucky.
    Sheep in a cluster are a sign of rain
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hassett
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Cleary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Behamore (Hawkshaw), Co. Tipperary