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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 183

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    not throw out the water till all the people of the house comes in and if they would not throw it out they would put a burned coal in it.
    When they are sowing oats and slits they would put a grain of salt, a bit of palm and a drop of holy water before they sow them.
    When the people would be going out at night they would put a grain of salt in their pocket for fear the fairies would touch them.
    When a person is going to a fair they would rather meet a man first than a woman. They would say that they would have not have any luck for the day if they meet the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Fahy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dangan Oughter, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Margaret Fahy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Dangan Oughter, Co. Galway