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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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    There are not as many customs nowadays as there were long ago. My father told me a few, some time ago.
    (1) If a person was going to a fair and met a red haired woman, he would turn back for he would have bad luck.
    (2) If a person was churning and another person came in and did not help with it, going of him they used to say, he was bringing the butter.
    (3) If a person came in one door and went out the other, the people used to say, he was taking the luck with him.
    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
    Bridget Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Aghanahil, Co. Galway