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1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

   

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   which is known in our district, is Easter Sunday. All days of the week are correct days for planting crops, except Sunday. There is a period of the year called the "Borrowing Days" because the "old cow" died on the last day of March, and borrowed three days from April to skin her.

   

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2. The Lore of Certain Days

   

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   Friday is reckoned a lucky day for starting all classes of work. Good Friday is remarked as a lucky day for planting garden crops especially plants that are subject to miss growing. Work started on Saturday is said to tough and tedious, and "Saturdays flitting makes a short sitting" so "Friday nights dream and Saturdays told, is bound to come true be it ever so old". All the other of the months curse a "fair" February. "March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb", but sometimes she borrows three days

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   Collector

   Charles Tierney

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   Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan

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   Luke Tierney

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   Address

   Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan

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   Patrick Reilly

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   Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan