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School: Sraith (roll number 16623)

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Srah, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus E. Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0050, Page 0189

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  1. The Forge (continued)

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    Doll were made out of cloth or timber. Out of sound turnips they made pigs heads as toys. In trying to frighten a person they put the shape of two eyes, two ears, a mouth and a nose in a turnip and stick a lighted candle in the top of it and leave it on a ditch at night.
    Long ago the people had a spear to catch fish. It was like a fork with three prongs out of it. they would lift up the stone and stick the spear through the flesh of the fish. Some of the people who did that are living yet.
    It is unlucky to let anything fall coming out the chapel after being married. Fro Michaelmas day to Christmas is called the harvest of the geese. Whit Monday is called the cross day of the year.
    Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger
    Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger,
    Sneeze on Wednesday get a letter
    Sneeze on Thursday something better
    Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow
    Sneeze on Saturday, see your sweetheart tomorrow
    Monday for health
    Tuesday for wealth
    Wednesday the best day of all
    Thursday for losses
    Friday for Crosses
    Saturday no day at all
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    “It is unlucky to let anything fall coming out of the chapel ...”

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    It is unlucky to let anything fall coming out the chapel after being married. From Michaelmas day to Christmas is called the harvest of the geese. Whit Monday is called the cross day of the year.
    Sneeze on Monday, sneeze for danger
    Sneeze on Tuesday, kiss a stranger,
    Sneeze on Wednesday, get a letter
    Sneeze on Thursday, something better
    Sneeze on Friday, sneeze for sorrow
    Sneeze on Saturday, see your sweetheart tomorrow
    Monday for health
    Tuesday for wealth
    Wednesday the best day of all
    Thursday for losses
    Friday for Crosses
    Saturday no day at all
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
        2. rites of passage (~573)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
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