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School: Keelogues (roll number 13183)

Location:
Keeloges New, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0121, Page 18

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    Some people say that bad luck follows if the brush falls when a person is polishing his shoes. If a person gives away milk of the first of May she will have bad luck. If a person lets a knife fall while preparing the dinner she will hear of the death of a man, or if it is a fork that falls, it is likely that she will hear of the death of a woman. It is also said that if a person spills salt, or if he walks under a ladder
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Danganmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Danganmore, Co. Mayo