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School: Béal Átha Gabhann (Silvermines), Nenagh (roll number 15696)

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Silvermines, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Floinn
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    (1) If you make butter on a thursday you will have good luck.
    (2) If a person gets married on a Wednesday her or she will have good luck.
    (3) If a person gets married on a Saturday he will have no luck at all.
    (4) If a black cat comes in to your house on a Saturday you will have good luck.
    (5) If a person gets a cold on a Tuesday he will get better on a Tuesday.
    (6) Monday is considered an unlucky day for cutting hair.
    (7) Friday is a lucky day for cutting out clothes.
    (8) Friday is the lucky day for sowing oats.
    Writer: John Quirke
    Teller: John Quirke (60)
    "Father"
    Silvermines
    Nenagh
    Co. Tipp
    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
    John Quirke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Silvermines, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Quirke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Silvermines, Co. Tipperary