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School: Killeen, Granard (roll number 13752)

Location:
Killeen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
S. Ó Duibhgeanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0518

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 0518

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  1. Stories of the Holy Family (continued)

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    they see a man woman and Infant pass by and the men answered that they did see such people pass by when the house was an old one. The soldiers thought that this was a long time before that and they turned back and it is said that these men saved The Holy Family.
    Harry Reynolds, Killeen, Granard.
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    Local Customs
    In this district there are chance occurrences that are regarded as lucky and others unlucky. When people are on their way to fair or market or on a journey or even to their work in the mornings and meet a woman or girl they look upon this as a sign of bad look for that day. If a man or boy is met with first it is thought that this is an omen of good luck. If a male and female are met at the same time the journey is expected to have mixed fortune. It
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Deignan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Longford