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School: Baile an Doirín (C) (roll number 7552)

Location:
Ballinderreen, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa Bean Uí Bheirn
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    It is said that the seventh daughter or son of a gypsy has a charm.
    There was a woman passing through Aran last year and she was going house to house telling fortunes. She went to one house and she said some friend over the sea belonging to the owner would die and leave his money by will. The people are getting it now. She was the seventh daughter of a gypsy.
    There is a girl living in Clough who has a charm to cure the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. charms (~104)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Martin Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tyrone, Co. Galway