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School: Oileán Faoide

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Whiddy Island, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Conchobhar Ó Ruairc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0284, Page 275

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    1. You should never open an umbrella inside in a dwelling house
    2. A farmer should never give away May Day's milk or he'd have no luck.
    3. You should never plough a field on Good Friday or the crop would not grow.
    4. You should never turn a stream a different way.
    3. You should never twist a handle on St Brigids Day.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English