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School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Mary Theresa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 045

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    1. If you see two knives crossed it is the sign of a fight.
    2. If you meet a white horse on the road you should spit out three times and you will get anything you wish for
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Soden
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr J. Soden
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan