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School: Gleanntán, Scairteach an Ghleanna (roll number 7563)

Location:
Cordal East, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Muiris Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 291

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    People usually dont like changing to a new building on Monday because it is said that they would have no luck in it. Some people would not go into a new building in May and also in October or December because they say that some bad luck would fall on their families or on their means. People in olden times would not give milk on May day because they imagined that you would carry the product of their cattle for the year. If poor people did not come the day before for the milk they would have to do without it. There was a certain woman in this neighbourhood some
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríd Ní Laoghaire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glanawaddra, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr John O' Leary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glanawaddra, Co. Kerry