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School: Caisleán Gearr

Location:
An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Maolmhuidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0030, Page 070

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    1. If you leave water in which you washed your feet in the house during the night you will not be able to sleep.
    2. If you were going card-playing and someone stuck a darning-needle in the back of your coat unknown to you you'll winn at the cards.
    3. Always put a little drop of water in milk which you are giving away.
    4. If a fiach dubh flies over the house someone will die in the house before long.
    5. If you went to the mearin wall between your own and a neighbour's and put your reaping-hook in a hole in the wall and repeated "Butter on my hook" for about an hour you would have all your neighbour's butter and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Griallghais
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway