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Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Savage
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    you go to anyone to borrow any implement you would not get it because they say you would take away their luck.
    Any place where there are more than one family going to the one well they get up on the 1st May early to see who will have the first gallon of water out of the well because this is considered lucky. On a New Year's day it is considered unlucky to give out money.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. Cavan