School: Loughanvally (roll number 8363)

Location:
Loughanavally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs. O'Connor
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    One morning a man went out to count cattle...

    One morning a man went out to count cattle and there was a woman in the window gathering blackheads. She got frightened when she saw the man and she let the blackheads fall. The man gathered them up and brought them home.When he went home his wife was churning and she could get no butter on the milk. The man put the blackheads under the kettle to boil it. The woman got tired churning and went to do something else. When she returned to the churn it was full of butter.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christy Scally
    Gender
    Male
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    It is very lucky for a black cat to stray into you....

    It is very lucky for a black cat to stray into you or to cross your path.
    If a hare crosses your path it is very unlucky.
    "A whistling woman and a crowing hen is worse than the divil and all his men."
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