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School: Naas (Mercy Convent) (roll number 15040)

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Naas, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776, Page 402

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  1. Superstitions (continued)

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    it, good luck will follow her.
    A coal of fire thrown after the fisherman brings him good fortune.
    If a corpse falls to the ground the most fatal events will happen to the family.
    A sick person must not be visited on a Friday, nor by any person who had just quitted a wake & looked upon the dead. The nails & hair of a sick person must not be cut till after recovery.
    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
    Patricia Meade
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Poplar Square, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mrs Alice Meade
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Poplar Square, Co. Kildare