School: Cor Liath (2) (roll number 14380)
- Location:
- Corlea, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Róise Ní Dhéaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0940, Page 142
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- The lore of certain days.
it is unlucky to go to the lake shore in Whitsunweek.
It is unlucky to cut nails on a Sunday.
If it rains St. Swithin's Day it will rain for forty days.
"If Candlemas day be bright and clear
You'll have two winters in one year"
A haw year is a braw year.
It is unlucky to clean out a byre at night.
It is unlucky to clean out a stable on New Year's Day.
Ploughing and threshing are started on a Friday.
Borrowing Days - early days of April.
Start to sow seed on a Monday.
"Saturdays flit is a short sit."
Harvestof geese - days after corn is cut.
People like to move on a Friday.
It is unlucky to set a hen on a Saturday.
Whoever reaches the well first on May morning will be free from misfortune for the rest of the year.
Anyone born on Whit Monday will have a short life.
Any fool born on Whit Monday will be killed or have a very short life.
In this district many years ago women who had knowledge of witchcraft went to the well on may Eve. They brought with them a ball of yarn and put it into the well keeping the end of it in their own hands.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Roíse Ní Dhéaghain
- Gender
- Female
