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School: Uragh (C.)

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Uragh, Co. Cavan
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E. Mc Caffrey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0969, Page 066

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  1. Mass Rocks (continued)

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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    56. Mondays and Thursdays are considered thee two lucky days of the week for getting married and for getting the cure made for any disease e.g. sprain. People do not like to begin any work on a Saturday or to change to a new house.
    Garlic should be planted between the 25th of March and the 15th of August.
    Any month with the letter ''R'' in the name is considered a lucky month to sow seed.
    Corn should be sown before the of April. If sown after that it is called
    ''Cuckoo'' corn and will give no yield.
    Friday is the day of the week on which the cure for heart disease is made.
    Beliefs with regard to Whit Sunday
    Halloween May Day the Twelve Days
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