School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0739, Page 377
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- (continued from previous page)Friday. The people in this district never begin to set potatoes, or oats or wheat on a Friday. The unluckiest day of the year to go to fish is Whit Monday, because it is said if a person goes to fish on that day he will get drowned. If it rains on St Swithen's day it will rain for forty days and nights.
- Certain days of the year are counted lucky and certain days are counted unlucky. The cross day of the year is supposed to be in the month of April. The days lucky for putting in the crops are:-(continues on next page)
- Informant
- John Leslie
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fearmore, Co. Westmeath
