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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs

While I won't walk under leaders I haven't diverted my journey because a black cat crossed my path or I don't wave off a magpie, but a Superstition of mine is if a ringing in my ear starts I make the sign of the cross three times over that ear and I say a prayer. When I was a child I was told that the ringing is a deceased member of the family or friend asking you to say a prayer for them.. What's your Superstition?

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By *gentleman44Man
over a year ago

dublin


"While I won't walk under leaders I haven't diverted my journey because a black cat crossed my path or I don't wave off a magpie, but a Superstition of mine is if a ringing in my ear starts I make the sign of the cross three times over that ear and I say a prayer. When I was a child I was told that the ringing is a deceased member of the family or friend asking you to say a prayer for them.. What's your Superstition? "
has to be superstion by Stevie wonder

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

waving at magpies. always waved at them when i was younger, the day my granddad died i saw one and never waved. know it's more of an older generation one but has stuck with me since then

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"waving at magpies. always waved at them when i was younger, the day my granddad died i saw one and never waved. know it's more of an older generation one but has stuck with me since then "

Yes I know people who wave at magpies and even make the sign of the cross to wave off bad luck

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

I wave at magpies and don't walk under ladders. Stupid I know but I just do it even tho I say I won't

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"I wave at magpies and don't walk under ladders. Stupid I know but I just do it even tho I say I won't "

We all do these acts for the same reason..lol. I wouldn't consider myself religious but I find I always say a prayer when I get a ringing in my ear because of what I was told as a child..lol

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By *elfastSteamWhistleMan
over a year ago

bangor

I never cross people on the stairs, if they are on the stairs first I'll wait and give way if I'm on the stairs and it looks like someone is gonna try and join me I'll make myself look as big as possible so there is no room for them lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't have any.

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
over a year ago

East / North, Cork

Mr tries not to have any.. but Mrs is a strong believer in what she calls the "heebie-jeebies"

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By *kblueeyesCouple
over a year ago

kilkenny

Definitely go with your gur instinct

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"I never cross people on the stairs, if they are on the stairs first I'll wait and give way if I'm on the stairs and it looks like someone is gonna try and join me I'll make myself look as big as possible so there is no room for them lol"

Yes we'd be the very same...lol

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"Mr tries not to have any.. but Mrs is a strong believer in what she calls the "heebie-jeebies" "

Lol.. We'd consider ourselves to be realistic but there is that certain feeling of "what if"..lol

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"Definitely go with your gur instinct "

Yes absolutely, it doesn't be wrong often..lol

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By *rmrs1234Couple
over a year ago

Waterford

Broken Mirror and cracks. and magpies. the whole bird poo thing, the itchy nose, burning ears, and dont ever pick up a comb you just found on the ground. way too superstitious for my own good.

oh and never buy the other a half a watch as gift

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"Broken Mirror and cracks. and magpies. the whole bird poo thing, the itchy nose, burning ears, and dont ever pick up a comb you just found on the ground. way too superstitious for my own good.

oh and never buy the other a half a watch as gift"

Yes the comb one I had forgotten about..lol. Watchs we've bought for eachother but also the superstition about buying someone shoes..lol

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By *rmrs1234Couple
over a year ago

Waterford


"Broken Mirror and cracks. and magpies. the whole bird poo thing, the itchy nose, burning ears, and dont ever pick up a comb you just found on the ground. way too superstitious for my own good.

oh and never buy the other a half a watch as gift

Yes the comb one I had forgotten about..lol. Watchs we've bought for eachother but also the superstition about buying someone shoes..lol"

and never put shoes on the table. especially new ones

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't salute magpies, but I do find myself saying the magpie rhyme

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"Broken Mirror and cracks. and magpies. the whole bird poo thing, the itchy nose, burning ears, and dont ever pick up a comb you just found on the ground. way too superstitious for my own good.

oh and never buy the other a half a watch as gift

Yes the comb one I had forgotten about..lol. Watchs we've bought for eachother but also the superstition about buying someone shoes..lol

and never put shoes on the table. especially new ones

"

Lol.. Yes, jez we're more Superstitious then we thought..lol

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"I don't salute magpies, but I do find myself saying the magpie rhyme "

I don't wave at them but I do feel a little uneasy if I only see one on their own..lol

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By *ndefiniteSparkMan
over a year ago

ignites minds to unite ...

I don't walk under ladders but more because I don't want to get hit by a falling bucket or a workman's drill then a superstition .

Had 5 black cats at home when I was a kid so that one is out the window too.

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By *ndefiniteSparkMan
over a year ago

ignites minds to unite ...


"I don't salute magpies, but I do find myself saying the magpie rhyme "

Kinda hard to salute with your hands tied behind your back

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Don’t put new shoes on the table

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By *adrarfjordr VoyeurMan
over a year ago

Waterford


" . . .oh and never buy the other a half a watch as gift"

I never heard this one

I purposely walk under ladders which is probably stupid in itself. I haven't suffered any ill effect as of yet but I still haven't won the lotto so there is that

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By *rmrs1234Couple
over a year ago

Waterford


" . . .oh and never buy the other a half a watch as gift

I never heard this one

I purposely walk under ladders which is probably stupid in itself. I haven't suffered any ill effect as of yet but I still haven't won the lotto so there is that"

Its supposed to be a omen youre calling time on your relationship

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By *P_80Man
over a year ago

Waterford

I haven't watched a live Liverpool Premier League match for just over a year.

I missed a few last season and realized they never lost when I didn't watch.

The streak is still going strong.

I'm terrified to start watching live games now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have too many to mention tbh!!

New shoes on the table

I always throw salt over my shoulder.. god knows why!!

Crossing on the stairs

Falling in a graveyard dead in a year

Magpies

Robins

Cats

I could go on I also believe in many old wives tales and usually they are true ??

Sam

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By *ikkers69Couple
over a year ago

Midleton

See a penny pick it up & all day long U’ll have good luck

Also wave at magpies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"While I won't walk under leaders I haven't diverted my journey because a black cat crossed my path or I don't wave off a magpie, but a Superstition of mine is if a ringing in my ear starts I make the sign of the cross three times over that ear and I say a prayer. When I was a child I was told that the ringing is a deceased member of the family or friend asking you to say a prayer for them.. What's your Superstition? "

I work at sea, so I can't move for them.

No whistling onboard, ever. (It calls a storm)

Flowers are bad luck onboard (they'll be used to make a wreath at your funeral) , as are women (unless they're naked) and rabbits (they'd eat through the hull of wooden boats, little fuckers). But even to this day I've worked for captains who won't have rabbit onboard.

Cats are good luck.

Cutting your hair, finger or toe nails at sea is bad, something to do with an offering to some other Greek god but your in Neptune's domain and he doesn't take too kindly to it, but like all gods, he loves a bitta cash, he's just not very good with it and always needs more, so it's good luck to toss a coin into the sea as your leaving port.

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By *etergemmaCouple
over a year ago

South Dublin Area

Magpies.

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"I haven't watched a live Liverpool Premier League match for just over a year.

I missed a few last season and realized they never lost when I didn't watch.

The streak is still going strong.

I'm terrified to start watching live games now "

Like the lucky jock strap that men are afraid to wash...lol

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By *adrarfjordr VoyeurMan
over a year ago

Waterford


"Its supposed to be a omen youre calling time on your relationship"

Interesting, I would have thought it was the exact opposite because you would literally be giving them time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"I have too many to mention tbh!!

New shoes on the table

I always throw salt over my shoulder.. god knows why!!

Crossing on the stairs

Falling in a graveyard dead in a year

Magpies

Robins

Cats

I could go on I also believe in many old wives tales and usually they are true ??

Sam

"

Lol.. It wasn't till I put this post up that I actually started to think about all these superstitions that we do or don't do..lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"oh and never buy the other a half a watch as gift"

I heard it was perils, never buy a lady perils

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My granmothers ones were

New shows on the table

Passing in the stairs

Bless yourself with the little holy water thingy at the front door if you've quickly returned to the house cause you've forgotten something.

Always leave the house the same door you came in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Lol.. It wasn't till I put this post up that I actually started to think about all these superstitions that we do or don't do..lol"

Scarily apparent reading the thread I'm a super superstitious person and hadn't realised it

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"While I won't walk under leaders I haven't diverted my journey because a black cat crossed my path or I don't wave off a magpie, but a Superstition of mine is if a ringing in my ear starts I make the sign of the cross three times over that ear and I say a prayer. When I was a child I was told that the ringing is a deceased member of the family or friend asking you to say a prayer for them.. What's your Superstition?

I work at sea, so I can't move for them.

No whistling onboard, ever. (It calls a storm)

Flowers are bad luck onboard (they'll be used to make a wreath at your funeral) , as are women (unless they're naked) and rabbits (they'd eat through the hull of wooden boats, little fuckers). But even to this day I've worked for captains who won't have rabbit onboard.

Cats are good luck.

Cutting your hair, finger or toe nails at sea is bad, something to do with an offering to some other Greek god but your in Neptune's domain and he doesn't take too kindly to it, but like all gods, he loves a bitta cash, he's just not very good with it and always needs more, so it's good luck to toss a coin into the sea as your leaving port."

Yes I've heard the one about whistling on a ship but not about the others. There interesting..lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saturday flit short sit..don't move on a Saturday..i moved in Friday night with a lilo..furniture arrived then on Saturday..

And no messing with the fairy tree

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Saturday flit short sit..don't move on a Saturday..i moved in Friday night with a lilo..furniture arrived then on Saturday..

And no messing with the fairy tree "

We had Fairy mounds out our way, even though the whole area has been redeveloped, they never leveled them or built on them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I heard most of them but some are new to me like

Crossing on the stairs

Falling in a graveyard dead in a year

The ringing in the ear is totally new. I have it almost constantly at varying levels this past year but was told it was tinnitus.

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By *ireannCpl OP   Couple
over a year ago

Suburbs


"I heard most of them but some are new to me like

Crossing on the stairs

Falling in a graveyard dead in a year

The ringing in the ear is totally new. I have it almost constantly at varying levels this past year but was told it was tinnitus.

"

The ringing wouldn't be tinnitus as it only comes on every now and again for varying amount of time.

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By *anysicoMan
over a year ago

cork

The ringing in the ear is something i can associate with it comes& goes , ear muffs not worn early enough i think

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By *etite_RosyWoman
over a year ago

Now in MALAGA (SPAIN)

I got married on the 13th, my daughter was born on the 13th and myself at 7th. Lucky numbers lol

Ive heard about rubbing an eye - left for fun, right-sad news

Also about listen pregnant women even if they arent right.

Another one is about dogs (and this might be truth): if they bark and tail is up- something nice will happen, if they woofs and tail is down - death

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I heard most of them but some are new to me like

Crossing on the stairs

Falling in a graveyard dead in a year

The ringing in the ear is totally new. I have it almost constantly at varying levels this past year but was told it was tinnitus.

The ringing wouldn't be tinnitus as it only comes on every now and again for varying amount of time. "

Wish mine would go away lol

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By *allyWally19Woman
over a year ago

The Road to Nowhere

Magpies....I does be waving for a past time driving along!

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan


"While I won't walk under leaders I haven't diverted my journey because a black cat crossed my path or I don't wave off a magpie, but a Superstition of mine is if a ringing in my ear starts I make the sign of the cross three times over that ear and I say a prayer. When I was a child I was told that the ringing is a deceased member of the family or friend asking you to say a prayer for them.. What's your Superstition? "

I get that occasionally. It always seems to stop when I answer the phone.

Not walking under a ladder is really just common sense in my opinion. I just don't believe in superstitions at all.

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan


"The ringing in the ear is something i can associate with it comes& goes , ear muffs not worn early enough i think "

I've worn ear muffs since I was 16 for working in noisy environments. I remember getting strange looks from the neighbours when wearing them driving the tractor. I have used them all my working life as I'm constantly using machinery but for the last number of years I've had tinnitus and it can be quite annoying. It's not debilitating but it's always there unless you can zone it out occasionally.

You can get it as well from ear infections.

I reckon those noisy nightclubs/discos back in the eighties are probably the source of it.

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By *xhot_chocolatexMan
over a year ago

brighton/eastbourne/basingstoke

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By *xhot_chocolatexMan
over a year ago

brighton/eastbourne/basingstoke


"While I won't walk under leaders I haven't diverted my journey because a black cat crossed my path or I don't wave off a magpie, but a Superstition of mine is if a ringing in my ear starts I make the sign of the cross three times over that ear and I say a prayer. When I was a child I was told that the ringing is a deceased member of the family or friend asking you to say a prayer for them.. What's your Superstition?

I work at sea, so I can't move for them.

No whistling onboard, ever. (It calls a storm)

Flowers are bad luck onboard (they'll be used to make a wreath at your funeral) , as are women (unless they're naked) and rabbits (they'd eat through the hull of wooden boats, little fuckers). But even to this day I've worked for captains who won't have rabbit onboard.

Cats are good luck.

Cutting your hair, finger or toe nails at sea is bad, something to do with an offering to some other Greek god but your in Neptune's domain and he doesn't take too kindly to it, but like all gods, he loves a bitta cash, he's just not very good with it and always needs more, so it's good luck to toss a coin into the sea as your leaving port."

This is the best response so far! Hilarious about the gods needing more money. Spot on.

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By *xhot_chocolatexMan
over a year ago

brighton/eastbourne/basingstoke

Funnily enough I recently read an article about superstition. It’s reasoning was that it’s heavily related to people who have OCD or higher levels of anxiety. I’ll try and dig the article out and post it on here

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By *P_80Man
over a year ago

Waterford

I've noticed over the years that a lot of Irish households will have a picture of a Jewish zombie with holes in his hands on their wall.

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By *antra MassageMan
over a year ago

South Side.

There's a fairy Fort beside my house. Loads of people wouldn't buy the house when it was for sale, because of the fairies. I didn't mind and often go up to the Fort, day and night.

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