School: Moyderwell Convent of Mercy (roll number 13530)

Location:
Moyderwell, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Siúracha na Trócaire
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  1. It is not right for a person, who need not, sleep out in the open during the month of may.
    one for the sorrow, two for joy,
    three for a wedding, four to die,
    five for silver, six for gold
    seven for a story never to be told
    A person should not go bathing during april and may
    april, may keep out of the sea
    june and july swim until you die
    A person should never open an umbrella over herself inside a house
    A person should never hunt crows away from the trees about his house because they take all the good luck with them
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English