An Arraing

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Mary Gaughan

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“On St.Bridget's night some people put out a cloth and leave it outside until the next day.”

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Mary Gaughan

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“The old people believed that a man on a grey horse had a cure for whooping cough.”

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Sadie Goulden

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“For a cow after calving, people believed in getting a sheaf of oats and rubbing soot on it.”

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Mary Gaughan

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“The old people say that if a black snail is put on a wart and then on a tree, that as soon as the snail shrivels the wart goes away.”

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Bertie Boyers

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“It is said that the tongue of a fox would take the thorn out of one's hand.”

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Bertie Boyers

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“Early before the sun gets up on May day if you go into another man's field and milk one drop from every cow there, you'll have all the butter for the year.”

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Mary Gaughan

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“Some people believe that it is not lucky to send milk out of the house without first putting a tea leaf or pinch of salt into it.”

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Mary Gaughan

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“If a person enters a house where a churning is being made, that person is expected to leave his hand on the churn or he will "take" the butter off it.”

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“It is considered unlucky to return to the house for something that has been forgotten.”

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Mrs Rochford

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“It is unlucky to meet a fairhaired woman on Christmas morning.”

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Mrs J. Murphy

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“Tá daoine ann agus creideann siad go bhfuil drochshuil ag daoine áirithe agus an páiste go gcuireann siad an droch shuil air tagann droch-rud air.”

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Mrs Redmond

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“Chonnaic mé bean agus chuir sí seile ar réal a fuair sí o stranséar (duine iasachta)”

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A.G. Caswell

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“Deirtear go bhfeictear 'bád taidhbhse' sul a mbionn tubaist ar an bhfairrge.”

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“Tá daoine ann agus oidhche lar Sheain nuair a bhíonn leime Chnámh ag meathlú gheibheann siad sméaróid ón leime agus fágann siad i measc na ngas bpátaí í chun go mbeidh prátaí maithe acu.”

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Mary Gaughan

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“If you meet a red haired woman when going on a journey, i is said that you will have bad luck.”

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“When a cow dies they say it is not lucky to bury her without skinning her and selling the hide.”

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Thomas Mitchell

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“People believe that it is not lucky to give anything to a neighbour on May Day.”

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Miss Allen

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“It is considered lucky to have may flowers strewn in front of the door on May morning.”

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Sadie Goulden

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“People kill something (ie a chicken) to shed blood for St. Martin believeing "he'll take before not after"??”

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Mrs Matthews

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