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School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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    The people believe that if you bring in an ass to the dwelling house on Christmas night at twelve clock, that he will go down on his two knees. This is supposed to be true, because the ass was our horse's favourite animal, and shortly before the birth of Our Lord our Blessed Lady rode to Jerusulum on an ass, and on that account there is also a cross on the back of the ass. Several little
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Kate Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cornee, Co. Leitrim