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School: Mungraid (B.) Luimneach (roll number 14409)

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Mungret, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Mrs B. Mulroy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0528, Page 115

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    all the evil and harm will be divided among the three parishes and not on one family.

    A whistling woman and a crowing hen
    Routs the devil out of his den

    Old people considered it lucky when they were saying "God bless anything" to spit on it.
    Holy water was always shaken on new born animals
    If a woman took her baby into a neighbours house in this locality it would be very lucky if the child was presented with a fresh egg
    It is unlucky to kill an animal in a tember
    It is unlucky to hit an ass on the back
    It is unlucky to throw away potatoes
    Old people consider it unlucky to sweep the kitchen floor
    When a lot of crows gather together near a house it is a sign of death
    It is unlucky to break a mirror, to see a new moon through the window, to turn back when going on a journey, to postpone a marriage, to see a raven or to hear the banshee
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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