School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)

Location:
Burnfort, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 264

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monee East, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Barry
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monee East, Co. Cork
  2. It is unlucky to meet a rabbit at midnight.
    The elder tree is a lucky tree to have growing near the house.
    A blue flame in the fire is the sign of rain.
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  3. Putting lumps of butter on a stall door will deprive owner of stall of all the butter that he could get from his supply of milk.
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