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School: St Columba’s, Coggale

Location:
Cogaula, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Fiacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 471

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  1. Pisreoga (continued)

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    The hen that crows like a cock should be killed
    When going a journey it is unlucky to return for anything you forget
    If you go astray at night you will get the right way if you turn your coat inside out
    It is not right to let a man light his pipe when you are churning
    If a woman in a certain condition met a hare, or was frightened by a hare her child would have a hare's lip
    If a person has a sore mouth you should get a white gandar, and let him breathe into the person's mouth and it will cure him.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English