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School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)

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Monksland, Co. Louth
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M. Nic Oireachtaigh
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    The lore of certain days
    1. People say that Tuesday is a very lucky day for setting potatoes. It is said that there will be a good crop in the field the next year.
    2. People believe that it is lucky to shift to a new house on a Friday.
    3. It is also said that it is very lucky for two persons to get married on Monday.
    4. In days gone by people believed that it was very lucky if a child was born on Friday.
    Eliza Killen
    Millgrange. Carlingford
    Cooley Parish
    Aged 14 Class VI
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Collector
    Eliza Killen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Millgrange, Co. Louth