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School: Kinnitty

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Cionn Eitigh, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
Teacher:
S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 287

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    11. In this locality it is believed that if a baby was born on New Year's Day it would die.
    12. People in this locality believe that potatoes should be sown before the seventh of May.
    13. People of this locality would not dream of getting, beginning work on Saturday because they believe they would never finish it. They always begin on Monday.
    14. St. Swithin's day is an unlucky day because if it rains on that day it will be raining for forty days after.
    "St. Swithin's day if thou dost rain,
    For forty days it will remain".
    15. To be very sick and well on Sunday is a bad sign.
    "Sunday's ease was never good".
    16. People say Saturday's beginning is never finished.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Dominick Carry
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Moire Grimes
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Carry
    Gender
    Male