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School: Doire Leathan, Grange (roll number 14843)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0155, Page 461

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    When a person is going to the fair or going out to get married it is right to throw an old shoe after him.
    2. Do not give a coal to a person on Monday or Friday.
    3 When a frog comes in he should get a scorch or burn before being let out.
    4 If a person comes in to a house where there is a churning going on he should take a brash so as not to bring the butter away with him.
    5 It is not good to meet a red haired woman when a person is going to the fair or on any business.
    6 A hare is considered unlucky when he crosses the path of a person who is going boating.
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    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
    Seán Ó Cíaráin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lyle, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Brigid Gorevan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrownamaddoo, Co. Sligo