Fisherman superstition

It is bad luck to ask a man on his way to a fishing trip where he is going, in some areas the man would turn around and go home in case an evil spell was put on him.

When I first heard this I wondered how many housewives fed up of their husbands going fishing would ask their husband where he was off too. Or how many neighbours would do it after an argument etc. : )

Newly married superstition

In some parts of the country it was custom for a couple to walk through the front door of their house together after getting married, because it was thought that the last one through the door would be the first to die!

After getting married I carried my wife over the threshold, but just in case I went in backwards :P

Piseogs the madness of being Irish, contd, babys fingernail superstition.

It is considered bad luck to cut the fingernails of a baby until the child is at least one year old. If you do the child will turn out to be a thief!

Piseogs the madness of being Irish, contd, weird toothache superstitions.

If you shave on a Sunday morning its bad luck as it encourages toothache

But this could be counteracted by carrying the jawbone of a Haddock in your pocket for the day! I wonder how they figured this one out.

Piseogs the madness of being Irish, contd, some Lamb superstitions.

Its good luck to see a lamb with sunlight on its face early in the morning, especially if going on a journey. It is bad luck for a farmer if the first lamb born in the spring is black, it means that there will be a death in the family.

Piseogs the madness of being Irish, Calendar Superstition.

This one is for those that like collecting calendars and getting them as presents at Xmas, I know someone that this relates to, it is bad luck to open a new calendar before the old year is out.

Piseogs the madness of being Irish, Bathing Superstition 1

It is considered unlucky to have a bath on New Years day, if you do, you will wash a friend away.

Nothing to do with the fact, you had a skinfull the night before and said or did something you shouldn't have.

Piseogs the madness of being Irish, Churning Superstition.

If you happen to be churning butter and a visitor calls to the house, they have to help out with the churning. Otherwise the butter will spoil and its bad luck to the household.

Clever stroke whoever came up with that one, a great excuse to get out of churning.

Full Moon Superstitions Ireland

There is a few myths and superstitions regarding the full moon in Ireland. One of the most unusual is that Irish people did not see a mans face or a crab on the moon, but they saw a Hare, a Hare carrying an egg. To see the hare turn your head to the left and use your imagination to see the two ears at the top.

It was considered lucky to see the full moon over your right shoulder and it was bad luck to see it over your left. It is also considered lucky to get a haircut on a full moon, better luck still to get it cut in the light of the full moon. But the worst luck of all was the for light of the full moon to land on your face as you slept, as you would not see the year out,

Another superstition was for people to go outside an look at the full moon reflected through a mirror, if you stared long and hard enough then you would see someone that will be connected with your future.

The Celtic Goddess of the moon was Rhiannon she was a beautiful woman who rode a white horse through the sky's.

Itchy noses, ears, elbows and itchy palms, Irish superstitions

There is an a lot of strange superstitions in Ireland, one is itchy noses, if your nose gets itchy it is a sure sign that  you are going to have an argument with someone. If you don't want to argue with someone, to counteract the itchy nose you have to gently punch them and then shake hands with them.

If you get a burning itch on your right earlobe then someone is saying something nasty about you. If your left earlobe is itchy then someone is saying something nice about you. If you want to shut the person that is being nasty to you behind your back then lick your thumb and for finger and rub your earlobe with them, it will make them bite their tongue. 

If you Elbow gets itchy then you will be sleeping in a different bed.

Lastly itchy Palms, if your right hand is itchy then you are going have to pay out money that day, alas there is nothing to counteract this. If you left palm is itchy then you are going to get some money, but you will only get this money if spit in your palm.

Moving house superstition.

There is a tradition in the west of Ireland of moving house only on a Friday, it is considered very unlucky to move into a house on any other day. I know of situations where someone who has bought a house, and only gets the keys on a Saturday will wait until the next Friday to move. Obviously Friday the 13th is not a good day to move in either.

Also it if you are building a new house you are only supposed to break ground on a Friday and in the foundation of the building of the building some money must be buried to make sure that the owners will never run out of money.

I moved house last weekend and even though I am not a superstitious person I followed tradition and moved in on a Friday. The picture is not my home but was part of the apartments I lived before my move. These were old horse stables that were restored and turned into apartments, none of the stonework was altered and the front doors to the apartments were about 1.6m or 5.5 feet, which meant that you would bang your head if you were not careful.