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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    Some people consider some days lucky and unlucky. Hansel Monday is the first Monday of the New Year. The old people say if you give money on that day to people that you will be poor for the rest of the year.
    On May-Day anyone that borrows milk can leave that person without milk for the year.
    People get married on a Wednesday because they consider it a very lucky day.
    When people are moving into a new house they prefer to move on Friday, because they consider it a very lucky day.
    People say it is very unlucky to dig a grave or to take out ashes on a Monday.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford