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School: Tairbeart (C.)

Location:
Tarbert, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 066

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  1. Lore of Certain Days

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    In this district Mondays and Fridays are being looked upon as unlucky days. On these days people do not marry, start a new building, or exchange from house to house. If a person was sick he should not get up on Friday. Children do not start coming to school on a Monday. Some people believe if they pay out money on a Monday that they will be paying out for the rest of the week.
    If dressmakers start a job
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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
    Bernadette O Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Gerald O Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry