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Drumnatread, Co. Cavan
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S. Stonndúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1020, Page 048

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  1. Local Superstition (continued)

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    "One for sorrow
    Two for joy
    Three for a girl
    And four for a boy
    Five for silver
    Six for gold
    Seven for a young man
    And eight for an old".
    Its said to be unlucky to find a pin on the road and the point of it towards you. It is said it is lucky to find a horse shoe and to lift it and carry it a piece of the road. There are no superstitions about seeing the first star or lamb or foal. It is said that a four-leafed shamrock will grow for seven years in a place where a mare foals.
    It is considered very unlucky to start work on Saturday for "Saturday's flit makes a short sit". If a person gets a new pair of boots on Friday he shouldn't wear them until Monday or he will have them a very short time. There are some superstitions about getting married on the different days of the week. The following is the rhyme that was made.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josie Murtagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bindoo, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Murtagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bindoo, Co. Cavan