Some Irish Superstitions for you's all!
+It is not safe to pick up an unbaptised child without making the sign of the cross
+ It is unlucky to accept a lock of hair from a lover.
+If a chair falls when a person stands up, it is an unlucky omen.
+If you posses a four-leaf shamrock you will have good luck in gambling, good luck in racing, and witchcraft will have no power over you. (Gotta look out for those witches!) But, you must alway carry it on you. You cannot give it away. You cannot show it to anymore. ( In otherword, don't think you can go around bragging about it! Ya might find yourself getting robbed!)
+If chased at night by a ghost or an evil spirit, try to get to a stream of running water. If you cross it no devil or evil spirit will be able to follow. ( So ghosts are afraid of running water? Go figure!)
+Do not turn off a light while people are at supper. If you do there will be one less at the table before the year is out. ( They're trying to tell you someone will die, but really, the reason why there be one less is because of your rudeness at turning off a light when someone's trying to eat!)
+ If you want a person to win at cards, put a crooked pin in his coat. (Easier than counting cards I suppose!)
+If the palm of your hand itches you will be coming into money. If it's your elbow you will change beds. If your ear itches and it is red and hot someone is speaking bad of you. ( These are still well believed today, the fact that maybe your just itchy doesn't come to mind.)
+If you want to know the name of the person you are to marry, put a snal on a plate sprinkled with flour. Cover the plate and leave it overnight. In the morning the inital of the person will be on the plate, traced by the snail. ( Seriously never heard of this before)
+ Sticking a penknife into a mast of a boat while under sail is considered unlucky. (Well yeah, sticking anything into a boat while its sailing is going to turn out bad!)
+ It's unlucky to have a hare cross your path before sunrise.
+To take away lighted sod from a house on May days or churning days is unlucky. To do so takes away the blessing of the house.
Well theres some that are still around to this day, but with some of them, I never heard of them before. I'm sure I can gather up a few more, but thought that these would be enough for the time being.
Hope you all enjoyed reading them.
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