School: Ballinacree (B.) (roll number 13965)
- Location:
- Ballynacree, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Pádraic Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 230
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- A little scarlet creeper about the sice of a little grass hopper. He is to be found in the hedges or under stones. People say it is lucky to see him going round a house. It is very unlucky to kill this incect.
- He is a small little incect. He is to found in the stump of a tree. He cocks up his tail at Catholics he will not lift his tail at a Prtestants. People believe that if you can kill the get before he lifts his tail you will get rid of a mortal sin. He is to be found all times of the year in old walls crossing the road.
