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School: Corra Cluana (roll number 14054)

Location:
Corracloona, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Caomháin
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  1. Bird-Lore

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    Magpies: One magpie is unlucky - if you see one magpie you should nod your head three times to escape ill-luck. The following is a rhyme relating to magpies
    One for sorrow, two for joy
    Three for a wedding, four for a boy
    Five for Silver, six for gold
    Seven for a secret never to be told.
    Swallows: If the swallow flies high, good weather will follow.
    If low, storm will follow
    Crows: Crows flying over a hill "through other" (in an irregular fashion, betoken storm.
    Magpies: Three magpies near a house are a sign of death
    Swans: If a person shoots a swan he will find one of his cows dead in the morning.
    There is a mass rock in Straduffy near Brian Keany's house, Straduffy, Kiltycloghen. It is related that a man in
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullintloy, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Dolan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tullintloy, Co. Leitrim

  2. Mass Rocks

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    There is a mass rock in Straduffy near Brian Keany's house, Straduffy, Kiltycloghen. It is related that a man in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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