Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 3)

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1. The Girl who Went Out to Frighten a Man (continued)

   

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   old saying, never go to frighten anyone, always mind your own business.

   

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2. Magpies

   

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   One for bad luck
   Two for good luck
   Three for a wedding
   Four for a wake
   Five for silver
   Six for gold
   Seven a secret never to be told.

   

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   Lore

   Language

   Béarla

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

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   • James Carey

3. To Test a New Scythe

   

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   To test a new scythe - put a [?] on a piece of wood and if the blade would pick it up it's a sign of good stuff in it.

   

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