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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 126

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    18. If you abstain from fleshmeat on St. Stephen's day you will have no infectious diseases the following year.
    19. The following rhyme is said when one who is in love sees the new moon :-
    If ever I marry a man or if ever a man marries me
    Tonight in my dreams may I him see.
    20. If you look at the new moon through glass you will have bad luck.
    21. If you leave a pair of shoes on the table you will have bad luck.
    22. If 2 people wash in the same
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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