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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 264

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    the place where you fall. you are going for a walk and you meet a woman with red hair it is said that it is right to turn home again. Some people say that if you cross over a fishing rod the person that owns it will catch no fish until the person that crossed the rod first will cross it again the opposite way. It is said that if you
    walk under a ladder you will never grow.
    It is believed that if you do not bless yourself with salt water before you go out bathing yiu will be drowned or else some other harm would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Clifden, Co. Galway