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School: Sráid (C.) (roll number 14370)

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Strade, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Liodáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0124, Page 22

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    Long ago when a person carried a stick at a fair on a market he would not lend the stick to anyone because it is said that he would give away his luck. If a man met a red-haired woman on his way to the fair he would have bad luck. If a black cat crossed a mans path and if he was going on a journey he had good luck. If a man was going to a fair or a market
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Celine Lydon
    Gender
    Female