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School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

Location:
Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Sr. M. Columbanus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 058

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  1. Superstitions (continued)

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    fight visitors will come to the house.
    It is supposed to be very unlucky to exchange feathers but if a few pence are given in along with them it is alright.
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  2. Superstitions

    “When a person cuts his hair he should not burn it or he will have to pick it out of the fire on the last day.”

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    When a person cuts his hair he should not burn it or he will have to pick it out of the fire on the last day.
    Anyone who leaves my district and crosses the bridge in Carrick-on-Shannon and lives there, will have no luck. It is counted very unlucky to take away ivy from the front of a house. When going a journey it is unlucky to turn back, because bad luck will come to the person who
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aine O' Keeffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs B. Carney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Estersnow, Co. Roscommon