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School: Ceathrú Mhic Ruaidhrí (roll number 10290)

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Carrowcrory, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean de Crochtun
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0530

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0530

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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    The people of the district have a rhyme for all the days of the week. The rhyme is as follows:
    Monday = Health
    Tuesday = Wealth
    Wednesday = Better than all
    Thursday = Crosses
    Fridays = Losses
    Saturday = no luck at all.
    Saturday is regarded as a very unlucky day as people will not start their work on a Saturday such as
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
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