School: Cobh Labhráis (C.) (roll number 7453)
- Location:
- Rerrin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)work met a barefoot woman they would turn back as they would have no luck that day. They also thought it very unlucky to put a new shoe on top of a table.
- Long ago our ancestors would have a certain time for doing everything. Ploughing was always done in February so that the ground would be ready for planting the crops and the potatoes were always planted before or around Saint Patrick's day. As soon as the fine days of Summer approached those who had houses to make, made them. When the house was built the owner would not live in it for some time after. They would never go into a new house in Lent or at Christmas.
"The Harvest of the Geese" was in September because at that time of the year the feathers would be falling off. They used say if you plucked seven geese, for seven years you would have a feather(continues on next page)
