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School: Sraith Mór (roll number 15941)

Location:
Srahmore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Bean Mhic Ultaigh
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    9. If you write a letter, and dry it to the fire, you'll be sure to be disappointed re contents of the letter.
    If you put on a stamp crooked, you'll never get an answer to it.
    10. Don't write a letter with red ink - it's considered very unlucky.
    11. Avoiding meeting a person on the stairs, or you'll have a row with them.
    12. Don't wash your hands in the same water as anybody else, or look into a mirror with them. It foretells a row
    with them.
    13. It is not right to have a light at the same time in a room
    it's a sign of death
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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
    Brighid Bean Mhic Ultaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir
    Address
    Newport, Co. Mayo