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School: Mainistir Phádraig Naofa (roll number 1016)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0084, Page 153

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    If a fisherman met a red-
    haired woman before going out fishing he would go home as he would have no luck on that fishing trip.
    If a knife fell it was a sign that a strange man was com-
    to the house.
    If you went into a house where a woman was churning you would have to tip the churn because if you did not the fairies would be supposed to come and take away the butter.
    It is supposed to be very un-
    lucky to bring anything belong-
    ing to a jockey into your
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Saint Dominicks Road, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr J. Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Saint Dominicks Road, Co. Galway