Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image

Lucky Horsestioe: The curious custom of nailing up a horseshoe over the d(sor “for luck” is said to have originated in the days of St. Dunstan. According to legend, the famous Abbot of Glastonbury who bad some reputation in shoeing horses, was one day asked by the devil to shoe bis “single hoof.” Knowing full well the identity of the crafty one, Dunstan tied him to a wall, and then purposely put him to a lot of nain. The devil roared for mercy, hut not until he promised that never again would he enter the place -where he saw a horseshoe displayed was he released.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBTRIB19271126.2.26

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 26 November 1927, Page 5

Word count
Tapeke kupu
105

Untitled Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 26 November 1927, Page 5

Untitled Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 26 November 1927, Page 5

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert