Perhaps the most common and well known old Irish cure is that of using a dock leaf for a nettle sting. Rubbing the affected ...

SUPERSTITIONS about animals are considered ‘old wives tales' by some, ... This rhyme comes from superstitions connected with magpies that date as far back as the early sixteenth century in the UK.

It all started with one magpie. I’ve never been particularly superstitious but not too long ago, on a particularly lacklustre Tuesday morning walk around Peckham Rye park in southeast London, my ...

Magpies have lived in close association with humans for many centuries, and their brash behaviors have inspired all kinds of tales and superstition such as the cartoon characters “Heckle and ...

The Truth Behind 10 Common Superstitions. 8. ... It is believed that when you see a lone magpie, you should then inquire “Good Morning, Mr Magpie, where is your wife?”.

Then I jumped. The magpie was attempting to get into my kitchen, hopping up and flapping frantically, claws scratching at the pane. Soon it stopped, stood on tiptoes, craned its neck and tilted its ...