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School: Mullagh (C )

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Mullagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Elizabeth Murchan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1003, Page 267

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    will be disappointed shortly. If some one else picks it up and you do not say "Thank you" it will be alright. The ill-luck will not come.
    If your right ear is itchy, and red, someone is backbiting you. If your left ear is red, someone is saying something good about you.
    If your nose is itchy. you will be in a row.
    If a cat washes his face and looks at you first, you will die first.
    If there is a froth on your tea
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ida Deignan
    Gender
    Female