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Cloghan, Co. Offaly
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Mairéad, Bean Uí Ghionnáin
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    The Lore of certain days.
    June 1938.
    People in this district always change from one house to another on a Friday as Friday is regarded as a lucky day.
    In olden times people would not yoke horses and most of the mills would be closed on St Matins Day.
    Some people would not sweep the floor or throw out ashes on Monday as they believe 'tis unlucky to do so.
    The rhyme about days for marriage was--
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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
    Winnie Feighery
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Informant
    Mr James Devery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Offaly