School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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  1. People like to start such work as ploughing, house-building, changing from one house to another on Friday because they think these days are lucky. They would not do such things on Tuesday because they think these are unlucky which is all "pisreoga".
    People like to have the crops sown before the cuckoo is to heard and they like to have them in before November Night.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Lavelle
    Gender
    Female