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School: Clochar N. Muire, Loch gCarman

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sr. Breandán
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  1. Superstitions (continued)

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    If a spoon falls to the floor, you will be disappointed in something that day.
    Forks :
    If you let a fork fall to the floor a strange lady will come to the house.
    Knives
    If you let a knife fall to the floor a strange gentleman will come to the house.
    The Rhyme goes
    A Fork to the floor
    A lady to the door
    A knife to the floor
    A gent to the door
    A spoon to the floor
    A disappointment to the door.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English