School: Tón Ruadh (roll number 12809)
- Location:
- Tonroe, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Giobaláin
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- The old people had very strange beliefs. There are some of them with us yet.
There is an old saying about three mags. It is said that if a boy going any where met three mags he would be married soon
There is another saying about seven mags.
One is for sorrow.
Two are for joy
Three are for a wedding
And four is for a boy
Five are for silver
Six are for gold
Seven are for a secret
That never was told.
It is said that if you are going t a fair and to meet a red haired woman you are sure to have bad luck on that day. It is also believed that on a market or fair day if after leaving the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Máirtín Mac Cuinn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Botinny, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Dominic Mc Nicholas
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gowel, Co. Mayo