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Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
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An tSiúr M. Stiophán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0246, Page 129

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  1. Superstitions about Animals (continued)

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    are supposed to cure it. When a cat washes his face it is believed that the first one he looks at will be the first to die.
    If a person harms a weasel in any way he is supposed to die of poison given to him by the weasel, as there is supposed to be poison in his spit. One the other hand if a person saves a weasel from any other animal it is believed that the weasel rewards that person in some way whether it be noticed or not.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Muldoon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tober, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs C. Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tober, Co. Galway