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School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

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Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0201, Page 025

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    in on the same door as he brought the corpse of the last wife out on.
    11) When you have any warts on your hands put three knots on a thread and throw it after a corpse that will cure your warts.
    12) If you break a mirror there will be seven years bad luck in your house.
    13) If you have a black cat in the house it is good luck.
    14) When you see two mags it is good luck.
    15) When a person is leaving his house if he forgets anything he shouldn't go back but if he goes back he should sit down and count thirteen and everything will be all right.
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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
    Collector
    Nora Johnston
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    J. J. Johnston
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromahair, Co. Leitrim