School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 19_011

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 19_011

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    wheat.
    There is a rhyme about mag-pies which is also a warning.
    One for sorrow,
    Two for joy,
    Three for a wedding
    And four for to die.
    It is said to be unlucky to break a mirror on a Monday. If you pass under a ladder you will have seven years of ill-luck.
    If there is a stick sparkling in the fire and whoever a spark hits is said to get money.
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  2. In a place near this town named Sunnyhill there is a fort. It is a big round circle with wild flowers growing in it. The farmer whose land it is on tilled it one year
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maithiú Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mr James Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare