School: Eaglais

Location:
Burren, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Mongaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0089, Page 267

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  1. If you say an act of Contrition before you go to sleep at night you will not die that night.
    If you set onions and if when they are growing you pull any of them they will not grow well that year.
    When May comes it is right to make an altar in honor of the blessed virgin.
    It is not right to throw bread in the fire.
    If you are going visiting at night and if you have bread with you it is right to throw some away to the faries.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Neary
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Neary
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    54
    Address
    Sheeans, Co. Mayo