School: Naoimh Ióseiph (roll number 15628)
- Location:
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Teachers: Mícheál Ó Mainnín Pádraig Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0235, Page 109
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- (continued from previous page)was nearly choking with rage that was mingled with pain. Many a time he aimed a kick at her and had she not side-stepped in time her life would not be worth living.
Meanwhile Micheal O'Farrel had found out that his sister was missing and he looked out the window of his lonely cabin but his eyes could not pierce the gloom.(continues on next page)
- It is a common belief in Boyle that if you spill salt you will quarrel with somebody.If you break a mirror you will have seven years bad luck. Three lights in a room is a sign of death in the family. If you start the day by putting on your left boot first you will have bad luck for that day. To touch wood when making a remark prevents a disappointment. It is unlucky to wear green. If you(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gerard Cregg
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Boyle, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Cregg
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 58
