School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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Pupils Name: Chrissie Younge. Curraleigh Borrisoleigh
Got from: Mrs Maher Curraleigh Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipp
65 yrs.
- There is one certain day of the week for putting down crops it is if a Friday and the crop would grow very quickly. It is said also when people are leaving a house they generally leave on Friday. They count it very lucky. They throw holy water in a house before they go away. Potatoes it is a good thing to put them down on a Friday, because it is very lucky. Anyone building a house they start if a Monday because it is lucky.
Pupil: Brigid Kennedy. Ballydaff, Borrisoleigh. Co. Tipp.
Whom got: John Fitzpatrick. Ballydaff, Borrisoleigh. Co. Tipp.
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- Collector
- Brigid Kennedy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballydaff, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John Fitzpetrick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Ballydaff, Co. Tipperary
