School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 03_014

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    and, Thursday is considered an unlucky day to begin to change from one house to another. Certain dates are looked upon for planting certain crops, such as; the third Thursday in Spring is a lucky day for planting potatoes.
    Corn should be planted before a certain date in April - that date is the twenty second of the month, and if it is planted after the twenty second, it is called "Cuckoo oats".
    We get two very cold days in
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Stack
    Gender
    Male