School: Eiscir
- Location:
- Esker, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Eibhlís Ní Ódhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0055, Page 0059
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- The Lore of Certain Days21 - 12 - '38In my district Saturdays are looked upon as being unlucky for marriage.People are loth to change from one house to another except on Fridays and begin to sow crops also on Fridays.The Cross-day of the year is not known in my district. The first days of April are called the days of the old cow, because there was very severe March weather long ago and the people said that it would skin the old cow because the grass and hay were scarce and she had nothing to eat. So March went, and the cow was not skinned so March borrowed three days from April to skin the cow.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killaltanagh, Co. Galway
