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School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)

Location:
Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Raghallaigh
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    Wednesday is supposed to be a lucky day to get married and Saturday is supposed to be an unlucky day. If it rains on St Swithen's day it will rain for forthy days. A wet Friday will bring a wet Sunday. Any sleety day in April is supposed to be a day borrowed from March. Anything or person born on Whit Sunday is called a Whitsuntide and is supposed to be unlucky. Saturday is supposed to be an unlucky day to change from one house to another.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Gartland
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Matthew Gartland
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ballybrack More, Co. Wicklow