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School: Duleek (C.) (roll number 3114)

Location:
Duleek, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchadha
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    One magpie is supposed to bring bad luck two for good luck and three for a wedding and four for a wake.
    Old people who lived long ago if they were going to a fair or a market if they saw two magpies on the road they would turn back and would not go to the fair.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Nioclas Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    41
    Address
    Longford, Co. Meath