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School: Tír na nEascrach

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Tiranascragh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eamonn Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0058, Page 0233

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    A horse with one white foot
    keep him but one day
    A horse with two white feet
    sell him quick away
    A horse with three white feet
    sell him to a friend
    A horse with four white feet
    keep him to the end.
    A red thread tied of a cow's tail after calving.
    Pat Mckeran Aged 80 says he found eggs buried in his land when ploughing He was foolish enough to eat them as at the time he thought a hen laid them there - the result
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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
    Informant
    Patrick Mehern
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Tiranascragh, Co. Galway