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School: Cluain an Iubhair (roll number 15213)

Location:
Cluain an Iúir, Co. Shligigh
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Háinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 471

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    Ploughing and the sowing of all the seed is started on Mondays. People always want to have their potatoes sown before the Good Friday, mangolds before the 20th. April and turnips before the 20th. May.
    The first three days of April as known locally as the "Ríwóg Days". They were borrowed by March from April to let out spite on a cer- kind of grey cows who were grumbling about the March weather.
    St. Swithin's day falls on the 15th. July each year. If it is a wet day, forty days
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vera Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cluain Lua, Co. Shligigh
    Informant
    Andrew Mulligan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Cluain Lua, Co. Shligigh