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School: Knockcommon (roll number 16549)

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Sighle Nic Aibhsc
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    forty days afterwards.
    New Years Day
    An old belief connected with New Year's Day is that no matter what you do on that day you will do that all the year round. For instance if a child falls on New Year's Day and starts crying the mother says - "Dont cry or you will cry all the year round."
    St Stephen's Day
    On St Stephen's Day some local people never eat meat. By doing so they ward off sickness for the year.
    Palm Sunday
    A custom connected with Palm Sunday is that if a person not move a foot during the time the priest is reading the long Gospel he will relieve a poor soul from Purgatory
    Holy Saturday
    On Holy Saturday people always bring home a quantity of the Holy water blessed on that day, because it is said to bring luck to the house.
    All Souls' Night
    People never throw out water on All Souls Night because they would they would throw it on a poor soul
    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
    Josie Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockcommon, Co. Meath