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School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)

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Carlanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Géibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 046

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0709, Page 046

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  1. Superstitions

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    If you go out under a ladder it is the sign of bad luck.
    If you break a mirror you will have seven years bad luck.
    If you see one magpie its for sorrow.
    If you meet a red-haired woman in the morning you will have bad luck the hole day.
    If you see three magpies is the sign of a wedding
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
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