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School: Baile an Daingin (B) (roll number 1676)

Location:
Ballindine, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus P. Ó Gríobhtha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 38

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    y for getting married. It is said that anything that is sown on good Friday is sure to grow. Monday is a lucky for sowing. Saturday is a lucky day for washing a scapular. The old people used to put the water behind the fire. They did that for fear anybody might walk on the water. They thought that if anything walked on it, it would be a sin. Trí Lá bó riabaig. The meaning of that is, there an old cow sick in the month of March. When march was over the cows said she was all righ an she ran about the field. March took three days from April and swept the old cow. Ever since that tha
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Lisduff, Co. Mayo