School: Sruth Nua

Location:
Ardnacally, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás de Brún
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    Lucky Days
    People would not go to live in a new house ay day but Friday. People would not start any special work but on Friday
    June is a lucky month for getting married
    Wednesday is a lucky day for getting married
    It is not right to give away milk on May Day or Novembers Day or to give away any milk after the cow calving without making the churn first yourself
    It is right to throw out ashes on New Years Day
    It is not right to bring cats into a new house
    It is not a lucky if you met a woman, and you going on a journey. It is
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
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    English