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School: Sráid (roll number 14369)

Location:
Strade, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Grádaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123, Page 275

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    17. It is not right to burn your hair when you cut it.
    18. If a coal is brought out of ahouse when you are churning the fairies would bring the butter.
    19. It is not right to bury a horse with his shoes on him.
    20. It is not right to bring a child out at night.
    21. When a woman and a man are going to the fair together the man should go first.
    22. it is not right for a woman to meet a couple when they are getting married.
    23. It is not right to have a child's clothes out at night.
    24. If you burn your clothes you will have bad luck for a year.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
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