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School: Baile an Tobair

Location:
Ballintober, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Dhomhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0246, Page 044

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  1. Old Customs (continued)

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    who are not married.
    "Puss Sunday" falls on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and all the people who are not married are supposed to have a "puss."
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  2. Local Superstitions

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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
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