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School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

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Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Mary Theresa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 028

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  1. Holy Wells (continued)

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    be boiled. That is one of the seven wonders of Fore. The well can be recognised by a little bush or tree which is beside it. The ruins of the Abbey are still there and St., Feicin is the patron of Fore.
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  2. Superstitions

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    1. If you see a straw on a road touch it in three different places and you will get a surprise.
    2. If you see a straw on a hen's foot there is a stranger coming to the house.
    3. If two people meet on the stairs either of them will get a surprise, or if two people say the same thing together, either of them will get a letter.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Miss Margaret Keogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornacreeve, Co. Cavan