School: Baile an Tobair
- Location:
- Ballintober, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Dhomhnaill
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- There are many superstitions in this locality.
If a person was going on a journey and to meet a magpie he is supposed to have good luck and if he meets two he will have bad luck
If a person were going on a journey to a fair and to meet a red haired woman it was supposed to be a sign of bad luck, many men who meet such people often turns back from their journey.
These superstitions were handed down to us by the older generations(continues on next page)