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School: Mell, Mell N. School, Drogheda (roll number 855)

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Mell, Co. Louth
Teacher:
E. Ní Cholmáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0678, Page 052

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  1. An Old Superstition about Magpies

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    My sister told me of an old superstition she heard about magpies.
    One for sorrow.
    Two for Joy
    Three for a wedding
    Four for a boy
    Five for silver
    Six for gold
    Seven for a secret never to be told
    Eight for diamonds
    Nine for love
    Ten for sickness adjourned above
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  2. An Old Song is yet Used in Drogheda

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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Wall
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Mell, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr B. Wall
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Mell, Co. Louth