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School: Glynn (C.) (roll number 4602)

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Glynn, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Giolla Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 372

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    about those days with regard to an old cow. They used to say that an old cow was sick in March, but when it was over she said she did not care. Then March borried ten days so as to kill the cow but they had to borrow five more to skin her, and that is how it became connected with the old cow, and why some people call it "the skin of the old cow."
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    The people of Congago were full of superstitions and old sayings. Some of them say if you bought a new sweeping brush in May you would have bad luck.
    If you had the toothache and you did not comb your hair on Friday you would be cured.
    If you let salt fall from your
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Briget Walshe
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