School: Lowtown (C.), Galbally
- Location:
- Lowe's Town, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 551
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- Local Superstitions
A black cat in a house is supposed to bring good luck into it.
If a young person is struck with an alder[?] stick it is said that he or she will not grow another inch.
The kitchen floor must be swept very well before people go to bed, so that the “good people” will not be angry.
If a person stands under an open umbrella in a house, it is said that he or she will have some illness in the near future.
One magpie - sign of ill luck
Two “[magpies] “[sign of] good luck.
“One for sorrow
Two for mirth
Three for a marriage,
Four for a birth
Fiver for silver
Six for gold
Seven for a tale that can’t be told [”]
Two spoons on your sauce, means two husbands (or wives).
To wed a red haired woman in the morning - ill luck.(continues on next page)
