...spousehreche, such thynges theye declare certayne of tokenes and sygues that is in suche a Sholder Bone." Camden, in his ancient and modern manners of the Irish, says: " They look through the Blade Bone of a sheep, and if they see any somehody will he huried out of the house.''...

...spousebreche, sucb thynges theye declare certayne of tokenes and sygnes that is in suche a Sholder Bone." Camden, in his ancient and modern manners of the Irish, says: "They look through the Blade Bone of a sheep, and if they see any spot in it darker than ordinary, foretell...

...on Whitsunday morning," and saw it at its rising, " skip, play, dance, and turn about like a wheel." Camden, in his Ancient and Modern Manners of the Irish, says, "They fancy a green bough of a tree', fastened on May -day against a house, will produce plenty of milk that...

...spousebreche, such thynges theye declare certayne of tokenes and sygnes that is in suche a sholder bone." Camden, in his Ancient and Modern Manners of the Irish, says : " They look tbrough the blade-bone of a sheep, and if they see any spot in it darker than ordinary, foretell...

...for her hair when she was a girl of fourteen, whispering as he did so a part of the old song about " A bunch of blue ribbon To tie up my bonny brown hair." She had kept the ribbon along with one or two of his letters ; the others and all his presents had...

...bone, they pretended to foretell death, burials, Ac." — " History of the Highlands, &c.," p. 116. Camden in his "Ancient and Modern Manners of the Irish," says, " they look through the blade-bone of a sheep, and if they be married first.* Possibly the practice may owe...

...the fair, wanted to have for the fair ring he promised to bring his ladylove." "And will you buy me a bunch of blue ribbon to tie up my bonny brown hair ?" she asked with a merry look and smile. " Not brown, Blanche, darling, it's pure gold," laughed her...