by Tom Carty (Thomas O’ Carthaigh),
Tullamore (Tullach Mhor), Ireland
n Ireland and the UK—us Irish don’t like the phrase “British Isles”—a black cat crossing your path was seen as good luck, whereas all my continental friends, Gemanic and Slavic, all say it
is bad luck.
Its
strange how people look on things ...
Black
Cat? Which Way?
A Response
by Reinhard F. Hahn, Seattle, USA
rowing up in Northern Germany under the influence of relatives with roots in
the east, I was taught that the direction in which a black cat crosses
your path is
what really matters. From left to right means good luck, from right to left
bad luck.
by Tom Carty (Thomas O’ Carthaigh),
n Ireland and the UK—us Irish don’t like the phrase “British Isles”—a black cat crossing your path was seen as good luck, whereas all my continental friends, Gemanic and Slavic, all say it
is bad luck.
rowing up in Northern Germany under the influence of relatives with roots in
the east, I was taught that the direction in which a black cat crosses
your path is
what really matters. From left to right means good luck, from right to left
bad luck.
