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School: Prosperous (B.), Naas (roll number 8763)

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Prosperous, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Brosnacháin
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    “If you see one magpie it indicates bad luck, two for good luck, three for a wedding, four for joy, five for a christening.”

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    wedding, four for joy, five for a christening. There were also old sayings used such as, if your right hand is itchy is a sign of a shake hands, if the left hand is itchy it indicates money. If your ear is hot there is someone talking about you.
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    “There is a well in Timahoe called Crowe's Well. There is a story told as follows...”

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    There is a well in Timahoe called Crowe's Well. There is a story told as follows: At one time there was a fever epidemic in the locality. There was a very poor family living convenient to this well, and they could
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Downings South, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Robert Dunne
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Prosperous, Co. Kildare