School: St. Jame's Well (roll number 14192)
- Location:
- An Cheathrú Mhór, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: S. Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0181, Page 120
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- 8. Saturday is an unlucky day for starting to plant potatoes. Mondays are also unlucky days. It is unlucky to change from one house to another on a Saturday. There is no cross day known in our district. The (Riog) days are the three last days of March and the three first days of April. It is unlucky to start building a house on a Saturday. It is also unlucky to plant crops on a Saturday. Mondays and Thursdays are lucky days for getting cures made.
- 9. Saturdays are unlucky days. Mondays are also unlucky days. Tuesdays are lucky days, and it is lucky to change from one house to another on that day. The (Riog) days are the three first days in April and the three last days in March. It is unlucky to start building a new house on a Saturday. It is also unlucky to plant crops on a Saturday.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ita Bruen
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mr John Bruen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ceathrú na gCoillte, Co. Shligigh
