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School: Moyne (B.) (roll number 13989)

Location:
Moyne, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Francis Doyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 318

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    days" the first, second and third of April.
    The story goes that an old cow which got it very hard to live through the winter and early spring threw up her heels on the 31st March and said she would live another year. March then borrowed three days from April and skinned her. Since then they are called the "Borrowed Days"
    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
    Francis Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moyne, Co. Longford