School: Dunleer (C.) (roll number 1496)
- Location:
- Dunleer, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Chathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0674, Page 121
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- There are a number of days and months which are supposed to be lucky and unlucky for different things.
There is a little rhyme connected with the days of the week about marriage
Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday the best day of all
Thursday for losses
Friday for crosses
Saturday no luck at all.
When people are going to live in a new house, they usually go on a Friday.
People say it is unlucky to cross the sea on the 13th (Month) of the month.
Farmers always try to get in their potatoes during Holy Week as it is(continues on next page)
