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School: N. Seosamh, Cill Lasrach (roll number 16289)

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Killasser, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S. Mac Carrghamhna
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    “The crowing of a hen is very unlucky and a hen that crows should be killed.”

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    The crowing of a hen is very unlucky and a hen that crows should be killed.

    The whistle of a woman, the crow of a hen,
    harkens the devil out of his den.

    When a hen crows you should say “Féar agus uige in do bhéal.” And at one time when a hen crew the head was cut off and it (hen’s head) was thrown across three mearns (mearn equals boundary between two holdings)
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    “There is a belief that if there's a white cock in the yard that the man of the house will be in good health while the white cock remains alive.”

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
      2. verbal arts (~1,483)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph P. Caron
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs James Peyton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    58
    Address
    Dromada (Gore), Co. Mayo

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    “You shouldn't exchange a hen for a hen or a duck for a duck, it is supposed to be unlucky.”

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    You shouldn’t exchange a hen for a hen or a duck for a duck, it is supposed to be unlucky.
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    “The lending of a hatching hen to a neighbour brings ill luck.”

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    The lending of a hatching hen to a neighbour brings ill luck.
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    “A clutch of eggs, for the purpose of setting under a hen should not be washed before presenting some to a neighbour.”

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    A clutch of eggs for the purpose of setting under a hen should not be
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