School: Lisball
- Location:
- Lisball, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Doherty
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- (continued from previous page)bring them good luck.
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It is considered lucky to find a horse-shoe on the road.
Horse-shoes are affined over many doors as tokens of "Good luck"
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There is an old saying: -
"If you find a pin and pick it up You are sure to have good-luck"
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In the old days some shop keepers would not put out any money in the morning, until they had just received the money themselves.
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Some people's money is supposed to bring good-luck to the receiver. It was given with a "Good heart." Other people's money is supposed to bring bad luck. They "had their heart in it", when giving it.
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A purse made from a weasel's skin is regarded as very lucky. But there is the legend of a man who had a most unpleasant experience, as a result of having a weasel skin purse. He killed a weasel & made a purse out of its skin. But in the following night the ghost of the weasel came into his bed, and tormented(continues on next page)- Collector
- S. Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisball, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Phil Gaynor
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Journalist
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan