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School: St Columba’s, Coggale

Location:
Cogaula, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Fiacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 469

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  1. Pisreoga (continued)

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    It is unlucky to kill a bat
    It's unlucky to cut a bush off an old fort. Something had will happen the person who does so.
    It is not right to cut a single bush in the middle of a field, as the fairies stop at these bushes when travelling between the forts
    A house may be unlucky if the foundation is cut near the spot where any of the fallen angels struck the ground when falling from Heaven
    When building a house the foundation should be dug and left open for 3 or 4 nights. If it is found to be filled in again the person should not build on that site
    When building a house it is lucky
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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