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School: An Clochán (B)

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Clifden, Co. Galway
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An Br. Angelo Mac Shámhais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0004, Page 134

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    it will take all the bad luck away. It is unlucky to let a needle fall on a cement floor. It is lucky to pick up a lost safety pin on the street. They say if you meet one magpie you will have bad luck, if you meet two you will have joy, if you meet three you will have hear of a wedding, if you meet four magpies you will die, if you meet five you will get silver, if you meet six you will get gold. It is lucky to find a small black round stone and keep it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ignatius Ludden
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Miss Annie King
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    29
    Address
    Clifden, Co. Galway