School: Liathdruim
- Location:
- Leitrim Beg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0134
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- On the twenty eight of December St. Thomas's Day is the only cross day in the year. On that day no one sow crops, plough, or potatoes. They would not cut cabbage or do any work, because any-thing done on that day is always unlucky.
- In Ireland nowadays beggars are very plentiful. They go about from house to house begging for "Charity." When they ask "Charity" they say(continues on next page)
