School: Breaffy (roll number 15555)
- Location:
- Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0147, Page 279
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20 Any one who is hit by an elder-stick will not grow any bigger.
21 Any one whose feet are crossed by another will not grow any bigger.
22 If a person finds a horseshoe lost he will e lucky.
23 Any one who would find a horse-shoe-nail lost and the head turned towards him he would have luck.
24 The people would not eat meat or any kind of grease on Saint Stephen's so as no disease would enter till that day twelve-months.
25 If a person broke a mirror there were seven(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Ginley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
