School: St Columba’s, Coggale

Location:
Cogaula, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Fiacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 466

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 466

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    will die before the year is ended
    (After falling in a graveyard a person should bless himself three times
    If a young person went in a door with a spade or any other article on his shoulder, it was said he would never grow.
    If a young person walked or jumped across another youngster, the person jumped across would not grow
    If you get a sting from a Dearg Gaol, burn the Dearg Gaol and rub him on the part stung
    If a man and woman are getting married and if the man is the first to go out the door, he will be the first to die
    When visiting a house you should always come out the door you went in
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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