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School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)

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Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
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Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 415

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    April, I will let you know now said March and March borrowed eleven days from April and again the eleven days went out and the old cow was killed and they are called the Reck days. It is said also from the 1st of March to the 1st April it is called the Autumn of the Geese.
    Pupils Name. Harry Cummins Cronovone. Borrisoleigh.
    Got from:- Mrs Mary Ryan Cronovone Borrisoleigh Co. Tipp.
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    Friday is supposed to be a lucky day to plough and Monday is a lucky day to harrow in my district. Nearly all the people sow the potatoes on a Tuesday and nearly all the people in my district sow oats, wheat and barley on a Saturday And people in other districts have the potaotes sowed before April. In the month of March there was an old cow and March was not able to kill her and she got eleven days from April and it killed the old cow
    Pupils Name:- James Small Gurtnacranna, Upperchurch. Co. Tipp
    Got from:- William Small Gurtnacranna Upperchurch Co. Tipp
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Chrissie Younge
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghleigh, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Maher
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Curraghleigh, Co. Tipperary