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School: Na Tearmoinn (B.) (roll number 8931)

Location:
Tarmon East, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0403, Page 374

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    the fifteenth of April. People should set cabbage seed from the 31th of July to the 15th of August. If oats is not sown before the first April it is called the cuckoo oats.
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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    To be born on a Monday is lucky. To be born on Fools Day is un lucky. To be born on a Saturday or on Thursday is lucky. People consider it unlucky to start ploughing on Saturday, tis nearly always on a Monday. They consider it unlooky to start building a house on Saturday because it is awkward day to start building a house. They consider it unlucky to change from one house to another on Monday. They consider it unlucky to cut the hair on your head on Monday because you would be bald when you would be old. People dont marry on a Monday because they consider it unlucky. May day is the day that people nail crosses to the rafters. They do it to bring in the Summer. Potatoes should be planted before St. Patricks Day and no later than the first of
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tarmon West, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Tom Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tarmon West, Co. Kerry