School: Gleann Fleisge

Location:
Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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    funeral. 41. It is not right to open the family grave for the first child.
    42. It is not right to give out money on Monday you could be giving it out for the week. 43. It is not lucky to break a glass you would be in bad look for eleven years. 44.
    It is not right to give out milk on may day. 45.
    You should always go out the door you came in. 46.
    The number thirteen is not lucky. 47.
    It is not right to seat thirteen to table.
    48. It is unlucky for a red-haired man or woman to be the first to enter your house new years day. 49.
    It is very unlucky to block a old passage with a building. 50.
    If you were looking into a looking glass for a long time you would turn into a lump of salt. 51.
    You should not start building a house on a Thursday. 51.
    When a death occurs on a family and when the corpse is removed the bed or table in which it
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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