School: Powerscourt
- Location:
- Powerscourt Demesne, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: P. Steere
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- Unlucky to ask one on their way to fish "Are you going fishing?"
A braying ass tells of a tinkers death.
Unlucky to start ploughing [?] land on Friday.
A [?] coming into a dwelling house is a sign of good luck.
Unlucky to meet a [?] woman when going to no business.
For luck the top tier of a wedding cake should be disposed of first.
A peacock feather is unlucky in the house.
Unlucky to kill a spider.
Crickets coming to a house are lucky & when leave it is unlucky.
A shake of pepper when setting a setting of eggs will bring a good clutch.(continues on next page)- Informant
- A. Smyth
- Address
- Knockbawn, Co. Wicklow
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- C. Keegan
- Address
- Ballinagee, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- N. Freene
- Address
- Coolakay, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- N. Kiernan
- Address
- Waterside, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- W. Deely
- Address
- Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow