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School: Mín Riabhach (roll number 17050)

Location:
Meenreagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Anton Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1097, Page 36

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    to skin out Branny.
    It is not lucky to put out the ashes on Ash Wednesday.
    It is not lucky to sit at a table where there are thirteen people sitting, because there were thirteen sitting at the table where Our Lord was sitting at the last supper, and Judas was amongst them.
    It is not lucky to take anything out of the house on the 1st of May until something is brought in first.
    Monday is a lucky day to begin work.
    It is lucky for a baby to be born on Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday, but it is not lucky for a baby to be born any other day.
    It is not lucky to set eggs after sunset.
    If Candlemass day is a good day there will be two winters in the year.
    It is not lucky to give away
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    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
    Michael Browne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tievecloghoge, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Joseph Gallen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenreagh, Co. Donegal