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School: Srath an Urláir (roll number 13367)

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Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Tiománaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1095, Page 124

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    "Good luck to the animal".
    7. Anything you sew on Sunday you will have to rip it with your nose on the last day.
    8. If you give a badge to anyone he in return should give you a coin, for, if he does not, he will quarrel with you.
    9. If you break a mirror you will have 7 years bad luck.
    10. If you bring ferns into a house you will bring bad luck on it
    11. If you raise an opened umbrella above your head in a house you will have bad luck.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frankie O' Flaherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Stranorlar, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs M. O' Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stranorlar, Co. Donegal