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School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)

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Glenties, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mac Duibhir
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    go down the town and get drunk. Then they would fight and the best fighter would be the hero of the day. They would go home and have a dance till morning.
    3. If they saw one magpie (it) they said it was for bad-luck. If they saw two they said it was for good luck.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Niall Ó Domhnaill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenachallow, Co. Donegal