1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Rochfortbridge (Convent of Mercy)

School: Rochfortbridge (Convent of Mercy) (roll number 14603)

Location:
Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. M. Aquin
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 527

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 527

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Rochfortbridge (Convent of Mercy)
  2. XML Page 527
  3. XML “Amusements - Men and Boys”
  4. XML “Certain Days”
  5. XML “Travellers”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Amusements - Men and Boys (continued)

    Share Share Post
    You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.
    (continued from previous page)
    Cancel
    Transcription guide »
    By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

  2. Certain Days

    Share Share Post
    The first Monday of the New Year was called Hansel Monday, and was looked upon by most people as a very particular day. If a person were in good humour that day, it was supposed to count for the rest of the year, and if possible everyone tried to wear a smile. People liked to sow some oats on May Day, if it fell on a working day, even they might have the main crop sown before. Friday was counted a lucky day for doing certain things such as moving cattle or bringing home for Winter. Sunday a lucky night leaving out cows in Summer.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  3. Travellers

    Share Share Post
    The most familiar in early days were what were known as Rag men who collected old-rags and gave in return for them, some delph such as mugs or plates. Those were very welcome visitors and came always about harvest when all would be collected for them. Gipsies who sold wicker-work baskets and mats and often gave them in exchange for old horse hair and broken wool. They usually came in October, in large large bands and remained in the district for a few days.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit