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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 06_026

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    There are a lot of Pisreogs or superstitions in the country. They are not heeded so much nowadays as long ago. It is said a man going to a fair, will have no luck if he meets a red-haired woman and he feels inclined to turn home.
    It is also said that a man on a bicycle going any place will have no luck either if a weasel crosses him on the road. It is not right to build
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Rita Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Hastings
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Devlin South, Co. Mayo