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School: Manulla (roll number 14544)

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Seán Mac an Adhastair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 255

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    The Borrowed Days
    Long long ago there was an old (an) old cow that was very lean and thin. She used to get sick very often and this Winter she got very sick. January and February passed on and all the people thought she would die. On went March and she lingered on so she did not die. March had to borrow three days from april and these three days killed the old cow. These days are called Riabhach days, or the three borrowed days, or Laetha na bó Riabhaiche.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. the Days of the Brindled Cow (~51)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Masterson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Masterson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo