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School: Cullahill (C.), Rathdowwney (roll number 13137)

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Cullahill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs Baird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 285

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    (continued from previous page)
    the farmer's milk.
    The following customs are very often practised in this district. People, when changing from one house to another always change on Fridays.
    Toothaches are generally cured on Palm Sunday, by chewing three leaves of palm at the raising of "The Host".
    Wednesday is considered the luckiest day for weddings. The following ryhme is very often used, when days for marriage are being chosen:-
    "Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for crosses,
    Friday for losses,
    Saturday no day at all".
    The months dedicated to the Blesssed Virgin Mary such as May, August and September are never chosen for weddings.
    There is also an old superstition pertaining to cutting one's nails and it is still preserved in this district.
    "Cut them on Monday you cut them for wealth
    Cut them on Tuesday you cut them
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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
    Nora Rhatigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cullahill, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Rhatigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cullahill, Co. Laois