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School: Donore (roll number 6668)

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Donore, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Nic Eóin
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  1. Unlucky Omens

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    Unlucky Omens:
    1. To meet a red-haired woman early in the morning.
    2. To go to a new house on a Saturday.
    3. To meet a magpie on your way.
    4. To walk under a ladder.
    5. To cut or injure a "lone" bush.
    6. To put up an umbrella in a house is the sign of a death in the house.
    7. If you hit anyone with an elder stick he will not grow another inch.
    8. If you miss a drill when planting potatoes it is unlucky.
    9. To fall on the step of a church.
    10. If you break a mirror you will have seven years bad luck.
    11 A crowing hen is very unlucky, and if you hear her crowing you should throw her across a double ditch.
    12. A whistling woman is very unlucky.
    13. It is unlucky to sing before your breakfast.
    14. To let the comb fall while combing your hair is the sign of a death.
    15. It is very unlucky to mock anyone because you may be afflicted with the same disease yourself.
    Gerard Victory (Scoláire)
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gerard Victory
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Victory
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Donore, Co. Meath