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School: Drumcrave

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Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
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Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 234

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    they may be turned into water.
    Jesus Patha. Amen.
    This prayer should be put in a bag around a small child's neck, that is not able to say the prayer.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    The following is a verse about magpies, which some people say is true:-
    "One for sorrow,
    Two for joy,
    Three for a wedding,
    Four for a birth,
    Five for silver,
    Six for gold, and,
    Seven for a secret that never was told".
    When Saint Brigid was a child, she especially loved wild birds, and they grew so tame that they would flutter down and feed from her hand.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cavan, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Sister Catherine
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Longford, Co. Longford