School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Cill Átha Chroim, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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- In the country, farmers would not start ploughing on a Saturday. They say that the work would never be finished.
A person would not start building a house on a Monday. He would wait until Tuesday.
The people round this district would not change from one house to another on a Friday or Monday. They would either go on a Tuesday or Saturday.
Long ago it was a custom by the old people to set the oats, barley and wheet on a Wednesday in February.
All the potatoes long ago used to be set before St Patrick's Day but(continues on next page)- Collector
- Pádraig Bairéad
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Átha Chroim, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Michael Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gort Lominse, Co. Chiarraí