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School: Mín Bán (roll number 15394)

Location:
Meenbane, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Coluim
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 428

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    When a person goes into a house and anyone is eating he says,"good luck to the eating, good may it do you"
    When a person goes into a byer and anyone is milking, he says,"good luck to the work".
    Never let a baby look at itself in the mirror until it is a year old.
    Never cut a baby's nails until it is a year old.
    It is not lucky to start a job on Saturday.
    It is not lucky to see a hairpin on the road and let it lie.
    If there is a black spot on a person's teeth he has told a lie
    If one counts the teeth of a comb he will die in that number of years.
    Never cut a holly bush because it is not lucky.
    If pigeons come about a house it is bad luck.
    Blow your breath three times on milk before putting in on the fire to boil, to keep away the smoke
    The first one to find a baby's first tooth must buy it something.
    If there is a straw hanging to a dog's
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly O' Boyle
    Gender
    Female