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School: Béal an Mhuirthid (C.) (roll number 14857)

Location:
Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Sorcha, Bean Uí Náraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0134, Page 340

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    Uimh. a 4.
    Ádh agus mí-ádh:-
    1. If you are setting out upon a journey it is not lucky to turn back for something you have forgotten.
    It is not lucky to meet a woman first on your way to the fair.
    It is unlucky to meet a red-haired woman on your way to any place.
    If a rat crosses the road in front of you you will have bad luck before the sun sets.
    To see the new moon for the first time through glass means bad luck for the rest of the moon.
    People make the sign of the cross when they see the new moon for the first time to
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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
    S. Neary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo