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School: Eaglais

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Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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    If you see a butterfly flying around the lamp at night it is the sign of a death.
    When a person is buried it is not right to open that grave for seven years.
    If you hear the seagull screeat it is the sign of rain.
    If the cuckoo comes early it is the sign of bad year.
    If you see a wisp hanging with a hen it is the sign of a funeral
    It is not right to leave the house without clean water
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Burren, Co. Mayo