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School: Áthán (B.), Lios na Groighe (roll number 14173)

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Ahane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Seán Ó Héalaithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 364

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    December.
    9 St. Thomas's Day is wet and dirty
    10 St. Martin's Day spill the blood.
    11 Michaelmas Day kill the goose.
    12 The people start sowing the potatoes on a Friday.
    13 If the potatoes are not sown before St. Patrick's Day people say that they are late.
    14 Saturday is no day at all for getting married.
    15 The 6th of March is chalk Sunday.
    16 The first of April is fools day.
    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
    Thomas O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockbrack East, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr Keeffe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockbrack East, Co. Limerick