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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 19

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    bad luck will follow. It is thought that if a person meets a red haired woman while going on a journey he will have bad luck.
    If a person has a headache and measures his head with a tape, it is said that it will get better. If a weasel crosses the road while a person is going on a journey, he will have bad luck. It is said that if a purse is made out of the skin of a weasel it will never be empty. If a person puts his coat on inside out
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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