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School: Teamhrán (C.) (roll number 14834)

Location:
Tavraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0113, Page 235

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    into a house by a certain door he should go out by the same door.
    When a person is ill it is unlucky to bring a coal out of the fire.
    It is luck to put a red string on a cows tail when near calving.
    People say it is unlucky to give cows milk to anyone until you make the first churning of it
    When a person dies the door that was opened when he died should be left open until the funeral leaves the house.
    It is believed that if a girl goes out early of a May morning
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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
    Annie Marie Dunleavy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tavraun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs James Shannon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Tavraun, Co. Mayo