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School: Allenwood

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Allenwood, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 297

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 297

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    other out." I sauntered on and I met a beggar who was blind of an eye."One out and God pull the other out." the man gave me such a beating that I had to go to hospital and I only came out yesterday.
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    “If a person's eye is itching it is a sign of crying.”

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    If a person's eye is itching it is a sign or crying. If the nose is itching it is the sign of fighting. If the left hand is itching it is a sign of shaking hands with a stranger. If the right hand is itching it is the sign of coming fortune. If the foot is itching it is a sign of walking on strange
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Connelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mr Pat Lyons
    Gender
    Male