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School: Léim Lárach, Carraig Thuathail (roll number 4118)

Location:
Leamlara, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Nia (Meville?)
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0387, Page 134

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  1. Lore of Certain Days in Leamlara

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    It's not lucky to start to work (staying) on Monday.
    It's not lucky to go to school (first time) on Monday.
    It's not lucky to marry on Monday.
    It's not lucky to break anything on Monday.
    It's not lucky to cut your hair Monday or Friday.
    It's not lucky to dig a grave Monday.
    It's not lucky for dressmaker to cut Dress on Thursday.
    A Mothering Nurse likes to get the young mother out of bed for the first time on a Friday. - Our Lady is supposed to have first started to travel with the Holy Infant on a Friday.
    In a difficult Confinement when a doctor or nurse cannot be procured the attendants lay the expecting mother on a bed of straw. - In honour of the Holy Infant being born on Straw etc. (Not a local custom here)
    When a person dies the clock is stopped.
    You should not visit a sick person going or coming from a funeral.
    You should not visit a graveyard except when there is a funeral.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    J.C. Neville
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher