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    (24) A whistling woman and a crowing hen is worse than the old boy in his den.
    (25) If there is a black spot on your tooth it is a sign you have told a lie.
    (26) When you hear the cuckoo for the first time you should look at your foot and if you get a grey hair you will live to be old but if you get a brown hair you will die very young.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosie Coughlan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr J. Coughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Noggusboy, Co. Offaly