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School: Johnstown, Arklow

Location:
Johnstown Lower, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Nelly Bolger
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 031

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  1. Old Beliefs (continued)

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    No matter how far from home a person dies his spirit travels all the way until it reaches his birth-place - no matter if he has to travel over land or sea
    If you sow your crops after Saint Patricks Day they will flourish
    Anything sown on Good Friday bears a good crop
    A swarm of bees in May is worth a cock of hay
    A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon
    A swarm of bees in July is worth a butterfly
    It is unlucky to let up an umbrella in the house
    If you walk under a ladder you will grow no more
    It is unlucky to pass
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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