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School: Kilmacteige (B.) (roll number 15500)

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Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cuirnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0173, Page 212

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  1. Old Customs on Certain Feasts (continued)

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    The old people thought that it was not right to look into a mirror at night as it was the devil they would see. They believed also that if they broke a mirror they would have bad luck for seven years.
    The clock was stoppe din houses where there was a corpse for fear it would interfere with the soul of the dead person.
    When the coffin was going out the door people turned the chairs and stools upside down.
    If cards were being played after four oclock at night, the cock that would be asleep would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Margaret Donegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Kilmacteige, Co. Sligo