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School: Manulla (roll number 14544)

Location:
Manulla, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Mac an Adhastair

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 324

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Signs of Bad Luck (continued)

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if the sun shone on the corpse the people of the house would have bad luck. If you meet a red haired woman on the road you will have bad luck.

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The Horse's Harness

The horses Harness.

In the morning when my father wants to catch the horse he gets a handful of oats and he says to him phay, phay, a few times. Then he catches him by the mane and he puts the winkers on him and he brings him to the stable. First he puts

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Collector
Paddy Keher
Gender
male
Address
Manulla, Co. Mayo
Informant
John Keher
Gender
male
Age
50
Language
English