School: Coolanarney
- Location:
- Coolanarney, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: D. Mac Gairbhíth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 283
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- The old people counted certain days and weeks lucky and unlucky.
When people would be leaving an old house to go into a different one, they would generally leave on a Friday as they count this day a lucky day,
When the house-keeper is throwing out ashes, the would generally never throw it out on a Monday because it is said that they would throw out their luck for the week.
People nearly always get married on a Wednesday as it is counted the luckiest day of the week, and they never get married on a Saturday for it is counted the unluckiest day of the week.
- Informant
- Mr John Guinan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Roscore Demesne, Co. Offaly
