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School: Garbh Fhearáin (Garrafrauns) (roll number 13155)

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Garrafrauns, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Fionnagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0030, Page 514

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  1. Local Superstitions (continued)

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    Friday nights dream
    Saturday told
    is sure to come true
    be it ever so old.
    To hear a dead bell or a "glaob cluaise" is a sign of a death.
    If you break a mirror you are said to have seven years of bad luck.
    If a coal falls on the hearthstone it is the sign of a visitor.
    If sparks jump at you out of the fire you are supposed to get money.
    If you strike a person with a rush, that person will not grow anymore.
    Whatever day "la na leanbh" falls on is the "odd day" for the following year and no new work is begun on that day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Micheál Breahtnach
    Gender
    Male