School: Gleann Gabhna, Tulach an Iarainn
- Location:
- Glengoura Lower, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máire Ní Dhubhshláinghe
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- Long ago the old people had special days for working and sometimes they would not do a certain thing on a certain day. There are certain days sometimes now but they are not as strict as they were long ago.
Monday was a day of washing, Tuesday a day of churning, Wednesday going to the Market, Thursday ironing the clothes, Friday sewing the clothes, Saturday cleaning up the house and polishing the shoes, Sunday a day of rest or sport.
Tailors would not cut suits of clothes on Monday, and people would not get hair cut on Monday. The old people would not skin a beast on Monday and it is said that if they did they would be skinning(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Hogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilcronat, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Ellen Hogan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilcronat, Co. Cork