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School: Lenamore, Rathowen (roll number 5115)

Location:
Lenamore, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Brian Mac Tomas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0769, Page 131

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    a nice baby is born in a house the fairies are supposed to come and bring it away and leave an ugly one in its place. When a person falls asleep at a lake that a mermaid comes up and brings them down under the water. When a person sees one magpie it is a sign of sorrow, and when they see two it is a sign of joy. When a person breaks a looking glass they will have bad luck for seven years. On Hallow Eve night the fairies are supposed to be out
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maire Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Legan, Co. Longford