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School: Ballinorley (roll number 11597)

Location:
Bellanurly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Mrs Anna Ewing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 303

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  1. Sneezing

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    "Sneeze on Monday Sneeze for danger
    " " Tuesday kiss a stranger
    " " Wednesday sneeze for a letter
    " " Thursday, something better
    " " Friday, sneeze for sorrow
    " " Saturday, you'll meet your "intended" on the morrow."
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  2. Seeing Magpies

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    "One for sorrow, two for joy
    Three for happiness, four for a boy,
    Five for silver, six for gold
    Seven for a letter, eight a story
    never to be told" (a secret)
    If locals see one magpie by itself it is considered a token of bad luck. They either bless
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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