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School: Fothar (roll number 16903)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 411

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  2. Laethanta Áirithe

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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frances Mac Nulty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknafaugher, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Hearaghty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Address
    Knocknafaugher, Co. Donegal

  3. Laethanta Áirithe

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    To hang a horse shoe on the door is said to be lucky.
    Anything you would set on Good Friday would never fail to grow.
    Saturday and Friday are said to be unlucky days for marriage and the rest are lucky.
    To wash the floor at night is unlucky.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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