School: Shrule (roll number 7795/7796)

Location:
Shrule, Co. Galway
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. Béaloideas (continued)

    If you break a glass you would have bad luck for seven years.

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    you would have bad luck but if you saw one you would have good luck. If you put a horseshoe over the door you would have good luck. John Tedders told this to me.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. First of all I go out and pull elder sticks. After that I pull a "Gabhlóg". Then I get a small thin scollop called the Dridil. Then I make frames and tie them together with a twine. I add the "Dridil" to the Gabhlóg. The bird steps on the "Dridil" when it is set. The "Dridil"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Tedders
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shrule, Co. Mayo