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School: Kilsarcon (B.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 14797)

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Kilsarkan West, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0445, Page 345

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  1. Lucky and Unlucky Days

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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Florence Mahony
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Ranaleen, Co. Kerry

  2. Lucky and Unlucky Days

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    (11) Old people say it is very unlucky to start work on a Saturday, because it would never finish.
    (12) When a person is going playing cards, it brings him luck to stoop under a briar growing from both ends.
    (13) When a person is playing cards it brings him luck if somebody sticks a pin in his coat unknown to him.
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