School: Dromach, An Bhán-tír (roll number 15380)

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Dromach, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0359, Page 441

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    When a person is doing wrong all day they say he must have come out of the wrong side of the bed.
    When a person says to a man with a white horse any cure for the chin cough, the cure is whatever the man says.
    It is unlucky to break a mirror it is said you will have seven years misfortune.
    People do not change from their houses in the month of or in the month of August.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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        1. seanfhocail (~4,377)
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