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Killahan, Co. Kerry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0413, Page 341

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    “Once there was a great feast held in Ballymacaquim Castle.”

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Duggan
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    Killahan, Co. Kerry

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    It is supposed to be very unlucky to meet a funeral on your wedding day.
    It is also considered very unlucky if there is a corpse in the church during a marriage ceremony.
    Never begin a work on Saturday, they say if you do it will never be finished.
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