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School: Fieldstown, Drogheda (roll number 14462)

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Fieldstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0674, Page 248

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  1. Customs for Planting Crops

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    The people begin to plough on St. Stephen's Day and sow after the three borrowed days of April. From the first of June to the 22nd is the time for sowing turnips. After St. Patrick's Day the people begin to sow oats. The old people used to say that the oats would be late if it was not sown before the cuckoo came that was about the second week of April. The potatoes should be planted not later than the 30th April. The early meadows should be cut before the 31st July.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ann J. Winters
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Brownstown, Co. Louth