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School: Achadh na Sealbhaighe (roll number 15344)

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Aghnashalvy, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0952, Page 114

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    On this day hardly anyone will bathe in the neighbouring lakes as it is not thought to be lucky to enter water on this particular day and indeed the number of drowning accidents which occur at this time would lead one to believe this.
    Again it sometimes happens that persons say out minding cattle or the like sit down to rest and perhaps if the day be fine and warm fall asleep on Whit Sunday. Should this happen such persons on awaking have been observed, at least in certain (way or other) to have become afflicted in some way or other. They generally suffer on awaking from loss of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryartry, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Thomas Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Derryartry, Co. Monaghan