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School: Mullinahone (C.) (roll number 15363)

Location:
Mullinahone, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Máire Ní Shéaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0560, Page 342

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    Friday is a lucky day for
    Removals,
    Opening new business,
    Cutting hair.
    Begin sowing wheat on Friday.
    Friday is an unlucky day for marriages.
    Wednesday is the luckiest day for marriages.
    Mondays are lucky days for travelling.
    Start a thing on Saturday and it will never be finished.
    Any man who hasn't his crops sown before the cuckoo is heard is considered a late farmer - called "a cuckoo farmer."
    Those who die within the twelve days of Christmas go straight to Heaven.
    First child baptised in Baptismal Font after blessing of Holy Saturday will be a priest.
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    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
    Mary Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonagoose, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Madden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Occupation
    Labourer's wife
    Address
    Clonagoose, Co. Tipperary