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School: Cluain Leith Áird (roll number 12530)

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Glenbaun, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máirtín de Barra
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    name. Denny Ward died. On the night of the wake, when the corpse was taken off the table, and placed in the coffin, some of the Ward relatives made a move towards the table. Immediately Patsy (Tom) Culhane, of Baranique, jumped on the table and challenged any of the Wards to turn the table. Culhane held the table for a time, until the power of the pishogue had passed. Then the turning of the table would have no effect.
    The following was a charm or pishogue worked to find out the person's future husband or wife - usually the husband. A looking glass was placed under the pillow of the person who slept for the first time in a strange house. That person was supposed to dream of her, or his future husband - or wife. It was necessary that the person should not know that the mirror was under the pillow
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Address
    Bauraneag, Co. Limerick