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School: Mainistir Phádraig Naofa (roll number 1016)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0084, Page 175

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    4. When a woman would be churning she would put a bit of salt under the churn so that (so) (that) the butter would come out alright.
    5. Long ago two people would not wash themselves in the same water without one of them spitting in the water. they would do it so that they would not fight with each other.
    6. If a person saw (seen) a moth on the wall they would say that there was a letter coming to them with good news in it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Prospect Hill, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michael Feeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Prospect Hill, Co. Galway