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School: Crois-Bhóthar

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Pollacorragune, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Bhreitheamhan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0039, Page 0282

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    relatives, and if the ghost speaks to him he should not answer, because the ghost would have some kind of a "hold" on him then.
    27. If a cow has two calves - two of the same kind is a pure sign of bad luck; if of different kinds, good luck.
    28. A person who breaks a mirror or a salt-cellar will have 7 years' bad luck.
    29. A person would not make a "short cut" when coming from a wake.
    30. A person who cuts a tree (an "elder" I think) on a "meaning" fence will die soon.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Sheachnasaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonlegee, Co. Galway