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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)

Location:
Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 423

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    get married. Onions are always sown the shortest day of the year and pulled the longest day. St Stephens Day is the day to sew them and they are pulled on the twentysecond of June.
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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    The lucky days for getting married are Mondays and Thursdays. The days that most cures are made on are, Tuesday and Friday. It is said that Whit Sunday in the "Cross Day of the Year" because people would not go in to the water to swim or they would be drowned. Most people begin to plant the potatoes on Good Friday because it is said that they would have a
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    James Dolan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford