School: Ballyhahill (C.) (roll number 10686)
- Location:
- Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: H. Fitzgerald
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- (continued from previous page)A was to take ALL
T " " TAKE one
P " " PUT one down
N " for NOTHING
If half-pennies were played for, this proved a very interesting game. But children generally play with buttons and pins, which they very industriously collected everywhere, even at school.People never started on a journey, or children were never sent to school for the first time on a Monday, as it was considered an unlucky day.
Dressmakers never cut out any garments, nor tradesmen started any fresh work on a Saturday for the same reason. People always said that anything started on a Saturday would never be finished.
Good Friday is looked upon in this district as a very fitting and lucky day, for planting the main crop of potatoes. If planted on that day, they say the crop will be plentiful and good.(continues on next page) - People never started on a journey, or children were never sent to school for the first time on a Monday, as it was considered an unlucky day.
Dressmakers never cut out any garments, nor tradesmen started any fresh work on a Saturday for the same reason. People always said that anything started on a Saturday would never be finished.
Good Friday is looked upon in this district as a very fitting and lucky day, for planting the main crop of potatoes. If planted on that day, they say the crop will be plentiful and good.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annetta Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonlahard East, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mrs James Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Cloonlahard East, Co. Limerick