School: Tunnyfoyle

Location:
Tonyfoyle, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Thréinfhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1016, Page 161

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  1. Some people would not flit from one dwelling house to another on (no) anyother day except Friday.
    Some people start any work such as ploughing on no other day except Friday.
    Some people say that, from April borrowghs four days, March and they call them the borring days. January scatters snow. Feuberay, more it is bringing. March starts the cheery winds to blow.
    April sets the robin singing. May loads with blossomsshrubin spray. June opens all the roses. July laughs in the fresh cut hay. August summer closes.
    September gathers golden she[?]s. October sings among our leaves.
    November sends the frost a far.
    December brings the Christmas star.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English