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1. The Lore of Days (continued)

   

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   that they would have a relapse and die, but if they were as bad as could be on a Sunday it is a good sign and that they would get better.
   Friday was considered a lucky day to start a business on. Some shops would not take in employees only on a Friday, they say it's their lucky day Friday is also a lucky day to travel or do anything like that on. The old people would never go into a new house on a Saturday or Sunday, Monday was said to be a lucky day to go into a new house on. Some people say that every one has his own lucky or unlucky days.
   Most people sowed corn before the 1st March for the grain was better but less straw was got.
   The cold days of April are called "borrowed" days. It was said that there was an old cow who was very feeble and she dreaded March, when the 31st of March came she kicked up her heels and said she didn't care now March was over and she would live. But March borrowed one day from April to kill the old cow, and the old cow died, and so March borrowed three

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eily Fennelly

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr J. Hegarty

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Clerk-labourer

   Address

   Kildavin, Co. Carlow