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School: Knocknagilla

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Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
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T. Mac Giolla Críost
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 281

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    from April and the " old cow throws up her tail". But if March pays them back, the old cow dies.
    The old people did'nt like lending anything on May eve as they were afraid their "luck" would go with it.
    Whit Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, are said to be unlucky days for performing operations. Anything cut is hard to heal, anything born on those days is unlucky, and is called a "Kinkenshoughs".
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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    The lucky days for making the cure of the "strain" are Monday and Thursday. For going to a situation Friday is a lucky day and Saturday is an unlucky day.
    The lucky days for getting married are on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Potatoes are usually set on the eighteenth of March.
    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
    Brigid Smith
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Beaghy, Co. Cavan