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School: Breac-chluain

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Brackloon South, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Liam Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0107, Page 025

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    ground ready for their crops on Good Friday for the folk claim that anything sown on Good Friday produces a successful crop. People do not like to begin building houses on Friday, they always begin on Monday, if possible. People do not like to get married in May; they claim it is very unlucky.
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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    There are certain days which people consider to be lucky or unlucky, for instance, people consider Wednesday lucky for marriages; Friday for changing residence, starting a building, or starting the Springs work.
    Mondays and Thursdays are considered lucky for curing certain diseases. It is also said that whatever seed is sown on Good Friday is sure to grow and people fix up their flower gardens and get them ready for Summer on that day.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Hannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Togher, Co. Mayo