School: St. Brigid's (B.) (roll number 12925)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M. Gúld
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0880, Page 009
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- 1. If you walk under a ladder it is bad luck. (sister).
2. If your hand is itching it is a sign of money. (friend)
3. You should never walk down the street when there is thunder. (sister).
4. If you break a mirror it means seven years bad luck. (aunt).
5. If you find a horse shoe it is very lucky. (mother).
6. It is very dangerous to cross under an archway in winter (sister)
7. When a woman is getting buried her friends throw clay on (her) the coffin (?)
- Collector
- Thomas Hanton
- Gender
- Male
