School: Corlea
- Location:
- Corlea, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Mearáin
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- (continued from previous page)It is unlucky to walk backwards
It is unlucky to shakes the crook
It is unlucky to count magpies
It is unlucky to carry cards in your pocket
It is unlucky to cry over spilt milk
It is unlucky for a cow to calve on a Whit Sunday
It is unlucky to make faces in a looking glass
It is unlucky to shoot a hare
It is unlucky to spill salt
It is unlucky to look at yourself in a mirror at night
It is unlucky for a hen to crow(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Finegan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corlea, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Nicholas Finegan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Corlea, Co. Cavan