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School: Scoil Mhuire, Béal Átha hAmhnais (roll number 11438)

Location:
Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
S.T. Ó Maolagáin
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    1 If you have three candles lit at the same time it is the sign of death.
    2 If you break a mirror it is a sign of seven years bad luck.
    3 If you meet a red haired women when you are starting on a journey you will have bad luck on that journey.
    4 When a farmer is ploughing the land he leaves a stick on the plough for fear the fairies would injure his crop.
    5 If a coal falls from the fire it is a sign that you will have a visitor.
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    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
    Michael O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo