School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)
- Location:
- Irishtown, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Manus
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- The old people say that "la na leanb" is an unlucky day for buying and selling.
The "Cross" day is well known in the district and it occurs on the 28th of December.
The three days of the old cow fall on the month of April. and then the children have great fun making April fool of the old people.
It is also an old custom that you should not put out the ashes on Monday. It is also said if a person would be sick in the house you should not put out the ashes until they would get better again.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meelick, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Margaret Patten
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Meelick, Co. Mayo