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School: Ráth an Tóiteáin (Burnfort), Malla (roll number 11249)

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Burnfort, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Domhnall Mac Óda (Archdeacon)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 285

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  1. Superstitions (continued)

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    Trees.
    Palm: You will be useful.
    Walnut: You will meet a talkative foreigner.
    Oak is a long life.
    Ducks: If swimming in numbers means increased work but if foraging in a ditch it means prolonged labour.
    Signs of Rain:
    The crows flying low.
    A circle around the moon.
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  2. Birth-Marks and Baptism - Beliefs Regarding Same

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    The belief is current in this district that a child born with a caul or thin membrane covering head, will be lucky. One such child was born recently in this parish, Nurse informs me. The parents preserve and keep the caul.
    It is held that people who were not properly baptised can see spirits.
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