School: Killyconnan (C.)
- Location:
- Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Ghabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 179
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- (continued from previous page)is a sign of bad luck.
If you get a new pair of boots and if a man says wealth to wear first it is a good sign, but if a woman says it first it is a bad sign.
When a knife falls it is said that a gentleman is coming.
It is a sign that a lady is coming when a spoon falls.
When a coal falls from the fire it is a sign that a stranger is coming.
It is said to be lucky to put a horse shoe under the nest in which a hen is set.
It is said when you sweep out the floor in the morning you sweep out your luck.
It is said to be unlucky(continues on next page)
