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School: Geevagh (roll number 1213)

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Geevagh, Co. Sligo
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Seán Ó Gallchobhair
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  1. Superstitious Practices

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Conlon
    Gender
    Male

  2. Superstitious Practices

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    When throwing out water at night say audibly "thugat' 'thugat', lest you should throw it on somebody entering.
    To see Magpies -
    One for Sorrow
    Two " Joy,
    Three " Wedding,
    Four " Boy
    Five " Silver
    Six " Gold
    Seven " Secret that can not be told.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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