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School: Béal Trágha

Location:
Carrowreagh or Craignacally, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eibhlín Nic Lochlainn
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    Lucky days. Monday and Wedensday are thought lucky for beginning to plough or to build houses or to change to a new residence.
    Unlucky days. Saturday is an unlucky day for starting any job.
    If a man intends to start to plough on Saturday he yokes on Friday in the afternoon for the old people say that a job that is started on Saturday will never be finished.
    The days of the old cow are the first three days of April. It is said that April borrowed these three days from
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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
    Informant
    Edward Toland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Doagh Isle, Co. Donegal