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School: Eaglais

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Burren, Co. Mayo
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Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 264

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    If you hit one with a bole tree he will never grow.
    If you jump across a person he will never grow unless you jump him back again.
    If you hit a person with a broom he will never grow until you burn a piece of it.
    It is not right to cross a well.
    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
    Kathleen Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Flannery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Sarnaght, Co. Mayo