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School: Clochar Loreto, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)

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Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Colm
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 107

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  1. Piseoga (continued)

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    of the remains of the dinner on Hallow Eve night for the Holy Souls. The old people believed that the Holy Souls wondered about on that day and would be hungry.
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  2. Power of the Evil Eye

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    Some people are said to have the power of the Evil Eye - that when they look at a person that some misfortune will come to this person. If a woman brought in a neighbour to look at her child, or at a calf, that person should say "God bless it" so that the woman would know that she was not overlooking it.
    If a knife falls a gentleman is supposed to come to the house. If a fork falls a
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. supernatural practices
        1. evil eye (~50)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Renee Sheerin
    Gender
    Female