Superstition, Folklore & Myth from Ireland

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1. What profession do leprechauns traditionally have (besides just being a leprechaun)? Shoemaker Bartender Banker Barber

2. I suppose you will have heard of "kissing the Blarney Stone"! What makes people 'pucker their lips' and plant a great, big, wet smacker on this piece of ancient limestone? It is said to heal the broken hearts of spurned lovers It is said to bring the power of eloquent speech to that person It is said to bring luck in money, love and health to that person It is said to bring an adventurous and interesting life to that person

3. In Irish old wives tales, once married and on the wedding night, which ever one of the newly married pair goes to sleep first will be the first to what? Die Laugh Cry Scream

4. What was considered to be good practice to prevent tooth ache? Saluting the four points of the compass Drinking two cups of whiskey per day Carrying a haddock's jawbone around Chewing daisies and buttercups

5. In old Irish superstition, which day of the week is it considered unlucky to marry on? Saturday Monday Sunday Tuesday

6. In Irish superstition, if a black cat crosses a person's path on a moon-lit night what does it mean? Death in an epidemic Good weather the next day Good fortune Bad weather the next day

7. In old Irish custom, after a bride was married in Ireland, what did she and her new husband have to do after leaving the wedding? They had to avoid right angles and to take all left turns on the way home They had to hug an oak tree and tie a bit of the wedding dress ribbon to it They had to run a mile, jump a style and eat a country pancake They took a different route home after the wedding, than the one the bride used going there

8. In Irish superstition, to deliberately kill a cat causes what to happen? Seventeen years of bad luck Development of facial warts and moles with hair growth A visit from the evil, giant cat spirit Fined and put in jail for a decent period of time

9. Early Irish astrologers were known as what name? Airbe Druad Anu Cenad Neladoir

10. A national symbol or the informal, most known emblem which represents Ireland is better known as the "Shamrock". However, it has mystical beginnings and has been known as what other name(s)? None of these Trefolage or Brigit's weed Seamroy or Trefoil Drieleaf or Paddy's Trine