School: Doire / Derrew (roll number 14624)
- Location:
- Derrew, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Caitlín Bean Uí Maolalaidh
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- (continued from previous page)4. When the people are making the churning they put a few coals under the churn so that the fairies would not steal the butter.
5. If a stranger comes in when the people are churning and if they do not make some of it the people say they steal the butter.
6. "One magpie for bad luck
Two for good luck
Three for marriage,
Four for death,
Five for silver,
Six for gold.
Seven for the biggest fortune ever told."(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bríghid Ní Neachtáin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Furnace, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Brigid Naughton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Furnace, Co. Mayo