School: Dundalk (Dundalk Road Convent) (roll number 5387)

Location:
Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Oliver
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    to brake a mirror (it is a sign of bad luck.
    When your hand is itchy it is a sign of getting money, and when your foot is itchy it is a sign you will be walking on strange land.
    Maise Dooley
    (From her mother.)
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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