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School: Cill Mháille (C.), Inis (roll number 14469)

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Kilmaley, Co. Clare
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Nóra Ní Asaoid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0608, Page 356

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    to go on a journey on Friday and always to begin the Harvest and Spring work on Tuesday or Friday.
    When Christmas Day fell on a Friday it was unlucky to marry on the Fridays of that year because those who married were said to be very cross as Friday is the Cross Day. There were also special days of the week considered lucky or unlucky and people went by the following rhyme.-
    "Monday for wealth,
    Tuesday for health,
    Wednesday the best day of all.
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    And Saturday no luck at all"
    People never gave away on May Day, especially money because if they did their money also was taken from them by others.People too skimmed a neighbours well and milked his cows on May morning.The
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lelia Falvey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmaley, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Falvey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmaley, Co. Clare