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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Longphort (roll number 12942)

Location:
Longford, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr M. Aloysius
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0767, Page 181

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    If a pin is on the ground the first person who picks it up will have good luck
    When anybody sees a white horse if they count seven, tough blue and do not look at the horses tail, they will get their wish
    If you are giving a pin to another person and stick it in wood, you and the other person will not fight, but if you do not you will fight
    If two persons wash in the same water, it is said they will have a row
    When soot falls down the chimney, it is a sign of rain
    If a picture falls off the wall, it is a sign of death
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