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School: St. Brigid's, Newbliss (roll number 4192)

Location:
Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
John Cunningham
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  1. Lore of Certain Days

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    The people considered certain days unlucky and would not move to a new home on Saturday; they considered - "A Saturday's flit is a short sit."
    They considered it good to start planting potatoes, beans, etc on Good Friday.
    Whit Sunday was thought unlucky and a dangerous day to go near water for fear of being drowned; and Whit Monday an unlucky birth day.
    To put out the ashes on May Day would bring bad luck to the house.
    Getting the first water from a well on 1st May would bring good luck.
    Putting out ashes before the butter was taken off the milk caused little to be got from the churn.
    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
    Margaret Mc Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Samuel Armstrong
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    4686