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School: Ballygar (C)

Location:
Ballygar, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Liatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0084, Page 024

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    A person when sowing seed should not miss any of the ground or he will die before the seed is up.
    If you see a pin on the road you should pick it up and stick it in wood and you will have luck.
    If you wash your feet at night you must not throw out the water until the following morning.
    If they are seven boys born one after another they will be able to cure ring-worm
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Kelly
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballygar, Co. Galway