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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 17_023

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    on the road before them they think that they will have luck for that day.
    To hear a magpie chattering on a bush near the house at is a sign that you will get a letter.
    If a man comes into a house the first in the morning they would think that they would have good luck. If a woman came in first they would have bad luck.
    A Wisp.
    If a wisps is hanging out of a hen's wing people think that a person will soon die.
    A Rainbow.
    If a rain-bow crosses a house there will never be luck there again.
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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
    James Bernard Grady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonskill, Co. Mayo