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School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

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Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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    ship it would be unlucky.
    5. If a person has a lighted candle in his bedroom any fairy would never come near you.
    6. When a person is dead in a house it is right to stop the clock.
    7. One magpie seen in the morning is a sign of bad luck.
    8. If a person cuts his nails on a Sunday the devil will be with him for the week.
    9. It is not right to come into a house with an open umbrella.
    10. If there is blue light in the fire it is a sign of bad weather.
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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
    Bridget Fordham
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Daniel Fordham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Address
    Kilcolgan, Co. Galway