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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

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Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 12_007

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  1. Béaloideas - Old Superstitions

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    The people of the present day have many old superstitions, which are handed down from father to son.
    If a person was going to a fair and if he met a red haired woman they would turn back.
    Another superstition is that people do not burn elder, because it is said that the person that would put it down, would get a pain in his or her head that would never leave it.
    There is another superstition that if a person was out after dark on November night
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Dabhuren
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meggagh West, Co. Clare