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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na Sluagh

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Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
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Sr. M. Oiliféar
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    house on Friday. If you find a farthing you will never be without money. If your ear is warm it is a sign that someone is talking about you.
    Got from
    Mrs. M. Morgan
    Moher,
    Ballinasloe.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    6. If you have two spoons in your cup it is the sign of a marriage. If you break a plate you will break three in the year. If you fall in a graveyard it is said you will be buried in the same place as you fell in
    Got from,
    Mrs. Cogavin,
    Suckfield,
    Ballinasloe.
    7. If the palm of your hand is itchy
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Cogavain
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Suckfield, Co. Roscommon