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School: Lios Dubh (C.)

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Lisduff, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 419

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    The Lore of Certain Days.
    There are certain days looked upon as being lucky. If a person was (?) to another person to measure (?) is head, or for a spraining thread,
    (?) was on Mondays and Thursdays he (?).
    People begin the work any day of the week they are ready. When people are changing from one house to another it is on Friday they change.
    When people are getting married they like to get married on a Wednesday.
    There is a little rhyme about marriage. This is it, Monday for wealth, Tuesday for health, Wednesday the best day of all, Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses and Saturday no good at all.
    March is always a severe
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Murtagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castleroyan, Co. Mayo