School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An tSr. Concepta le Muire
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- 1. Saturday's flitting is short sitting.
2. Friday is lucky day to start business or to leave your home.
3. It is considered lucky to get married on a Wednesday.
4. Anybody born on Sunday is said to be very lucky.
5. If crops are sown before St. Patrick's Day they are supposed to be very good.
6. If it rains on Friday it is supposed to rain on Sunday.
7. If you get money on Hansel Monday you will have money all the year round.
8. "The good woman's goose lays on Candlemas Day."- Collector
- Cecily Coldrick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Patrick Coldrick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath
- 9. It is supposed to be lucky to open a new shop on Friday.
10. Concerning marriage it is said:-
Monday is for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all,
Thursday for losses,
Friday for crosses,
And Saturday is no day at all.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eileen Waters
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Miss Shiels
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath