School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 414
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- Early day's of April and the hash days of Old Cow. And March took eleven days of April because the old cow said that she could stick any cold and that is why March took eleven days from April and they are called riark[?] days and they were very cold day's. and they killed the old cow.
If people were planting trees. They would be sure to plant in a month with an "R." in it They are said to be the luckiest months of the year[?]
Pupils Name:- Mary Younge. Killamoyne Borrisoleigh Co. Tipp
Got from:- Patrick Clohesy, Killamoyne Borrisoleigh
35 yrs.
- It is said that Saturday was thought an unlucky day for marriage. It is said that farmers thought Monday a lucky day to begin ploughing in the Spring time by the old Irish people. It is generally said that when one is leaving a house to go into another. Friday is thought a lucky day to go The old people do not know of any cross day in the year, It is said also that Tuesday is generally thought a luck day to get married. It is said that that this is the story told about the Old Cow, When March was just gone out the door, the old cow said to April that March was not able to kill her and when the old cow was just telling(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Harry Cummins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cronavone, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Cronavone, Co. Tipperary
