A scolding woman is called a magpie. Whenever you see a magpie, take off your hat to it; this will turn away the anger.
THE MONTH OF MAY UNLUCKY.
May is regarded by many as an unhealthy and unlucky month.
Children born in the month of May are called “May chets,” and kittens cast in May are invariably destroyed, for—
“May chets
Bad luck begets.”
Another rhyme is—,
“A hot May,
Fat church hay,”
meaning that funerals will be plenty.