School: Mell, Mell N. School, Drogheda (roll number 855)
- Location:
- Mell, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Ní Cholmáin
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- There is a Cottage beside Clough Patrick and Mrs Murphy lives in it and she was telling me about the stone St Patrick knelt on it It is a big round shape of St Patrick's knees where he knelt on it. You can also see the shape of his hands. I knelt on the stone myself. You can see the marks as plain as day.
- Collector
- Treasa Wall
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Mell, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mrs Frank Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mell, Co. Louth
- One day my mother was telling me that if you break any superstitions in this country it is unlucky. To break a mirror that you would have seven years bad luck. At a wedding you must have something old something new something borrowed something blue and also if anyone starts work on a Friday. And if you spill salt you will have bad luck.
