School: Breacaire Beag (roll number 14891)
- Location:
- Brackary Beg, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Brádaigh
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- (continued from previous page)land in Lissross is good. There is one river in it but is has no particular name. There is a wood in Lissross also and it has no name.
- Many marriages take place in Lissross before Lent and Advent each year. It is said that there are certain days unlucky for marriages, namely Friday and Saturday, because
Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
Saturday no day at all.
There is also a certain month thought unlucky for marriage namely May.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Rowan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisdarush, Co. Leitrim