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School: Monedarragh, Mostrim (roll number 7642)

Location:
Monadarragh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhealláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0770, Page 095

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  1. Pisreoga (continued)

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    7. It's not lucky for a bride to cook or eat hare meat.
    8. Its lucky to find a pin, with the head towards you.
    9. If a wild bee comes into the house, it's a sign of a visitor.
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  2. Pisreoga

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    1. You shouldn't wear anything new to a funeral, you should wear it to Mass first.
    2. It's not right to throw out water at night without saying "Take care of the water." (afraid the fairies would be passing)
    3. It's not lucky to throw out sweepings on May morning, if you do, all your hair will fall off.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Julia Whitton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonwhelan, Co. Longford