School: Kildavin, Ferns
- Location:
- Cill Damháin, Co. Cheatharlach
- Teacher: Tadhg de Brí
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- The old people thought certain days of the year were lucky and other days unlucky
The old people called the first Monday in January "Hansel Monday". They said if you got money on this day you would have it all the year round. They counted Friday as an unlucky. An old saying was "Friday's flitting means a short sitting". This means that if a person went into business or moved into a new house, they would not stay long.
Spring is a trying time for delicate people, as the old people used say "March will search April will try and May will tell whether(continues on next page)