School: Curry (C.) (roll number 12067)

Location:
Curry, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chaomháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0626

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    It is not lucky a funeral and a marriage to meet as the bride will be unhappy.

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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghid Ní Éalbháird
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Curly Fleming
    Gender
    Male
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    Any man who wants to be free from toothache should never shave on Sunday.

    Any man who wants to be free from toothache should never shave on Sunday.
    Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.
    It is not right to bring the head of a coffin into a corpse house first.
    It is not right to start any work on Saturday or it will not be finished for a month of Saturdays.
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