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School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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    The old Irish people had a lot of customs. (1) When the people got married long ago they used to always go home from the Church a different road from the road they came.
    (2) My father told me this custom - when the people met a funeral they used to turn back and walk three steps with it.
    (3) When the people (m) used to be going on a journey they used to put a pinch of salt in their shoes.
    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
    Rita Scully
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Eamon Scully
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Menlough Commons, Co. Galway