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School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór

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Knocknagree, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 074

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  1. Unlucky and Lucky Days

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    Unlucky days.:
    It is unlucky to go into a new house on Monday. It is unlucky to send an child to school for it's first time on Monday. It is unlucky to begin work on Saturday or if it is begun it will never be finished.
    Lucky days:
    It is lucky to move into a new house or to go into situation on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. It is lucky to marry on Tuesday.
    Curing Days :
    To cure a sore. a Good Friday egg (one laid on Good Friday) was rubbed to it.
    Days for planting:
    Anything that will be planted on Good Friday will never fail.
    Days of the old cow:
    There was an old cow who had a very severe Winter and when March was over she started joking it that she lived in spite
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Cróinín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Scrahan, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Seán Ó Connaill
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80