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School: Kelladone (roll number 5123)

Location:
Killadoon, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Padhraic Maguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137C, Page 05_021

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    If a man was building a house he would not build it on the track of a turf stack, or in the track of a forge. It is not right to throw water out after night.
    Some people say it is not right to carry a pack of playing cards with you at night that you would meet a fairy.
    Other people would not let a young child out at night without a piece of iron in his pocket for luck.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamonn Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killadoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James O Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Cloonty, Co. Mayo