School: Baile Giolla tSionáin (B.), An Gleann (roll number 11307)
- Location:
- Ballygiltenan Upper, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0480, Page 223
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- A Superstitious Man.There are still many intelligent people who are superstitious. Magpies and red haired woman upset their plans. As the following story will show. A Glin man who took a great interest in horse-racing (in fact made this his hobby for some time, until he gained more wisdom by bitter experience). Had made up his mind to go to the Limerick races. He had been to many race meetings previously, and had laid many bets, but success only rarely came his way. However for this Limerick meeting which was held about 1927, he had, he was sure, got such splendid tips and reliable information, that by chancing a half score or a score of pounds, he was sure of making a small fortune or at any rate, of making up for all the losses that he had for some time sustained. On the morning of the races he was asir betimes, and was in great humour. He set off in a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tim Joseph Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mr Casey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glin, Co. Limerick
