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School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

Location:
Baile Thomáis, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhláine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 021

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  1. Names of Crossroads (continued)

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    named Mary Molloughney lived there one time.
    The Gibbets Cross is so called because people used to be hanged there.
    The Dark Road Cross is so called because the road used to be very dark there.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Superstition

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    People say black cats are lucky.
    You would get bad luck to kill a cat.
    If a cock crew in the door it is a sign of bad luck.
    To break a mirror is
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    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
        1. creidiúint choiteann (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Nagle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baile na Cloiche, Co. Thiobraid Árann
    Informant
    David Nagle
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Baile na Cloiche, Co. Thiobraid Árann