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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 362

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    A person who mimics others will always be unlucky.
    If you step over a child's legs once without crossing back again the child will grow no more.
    If a bat hits your head you will become deaf.
    If you see the first lamb of the year in a field with its face towards you you will be lucky for the year. If you meet them on the road you will be unlucky for the year.
    Wherever you are facing when you hear the cuckoo for the first time that is where you will be living when you are old.
    If you quarrel with anyone on New Year's day you will be quarrelling all the
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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