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School: Streamstown (roll number 15291)

Location:
Streamstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Garland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 312

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    "Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    Saturday no good at all."
    Monday and Thursday are for visiting days for any person suffering from ringworm and wildfire. When people are suffering from ringworm or wildfire they go to the "seventh son" to get cured, on one of those days.
    St Martin's Day, the 11 of November, is supposed to be unlucky for grinding oats, and no owners of mills ever grind the oats on this day. It is said to be unlucky because St. Marin was crushed to death in a mill.
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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
    Imelda Garland
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Streamstown, Co. Westmeath