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Where does our superstition around Friday the 13th come from

13 September 2024 - 10 mins
Podcast Series The Pat Kenny Show

You might have a bit of superstition around Friday the 13th but where does that actually stem from? And what other weird things do we traditionally think bring bad luck in Ireland?  We ask Michael Fortune, folklorist.

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