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School: Naomh Eoin, Béal Easa

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Foxford, Co. Mayo
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Oidí sa Chlochar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0125, Page 307

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    luck.
    If anyone got married on a Wednesday they would be lucky. A child which is born on a Sunday is happy.
    All the people leave on their Winter coats and shoes till after the “Riabhach” days. The old people go visiting on Sunday because they say all their work is finished.
    They wash the clothes on Monday because they say the clothes are cleaner. If they churn on Saturday they get more butter.
    My mother told me these days.
    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
    Mary Roche
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corlummin, Co. Mayo