School: Baile Dubh, (C.) (roll number 15541)
- Location:
- Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Dhriaghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 523
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- Some people say it is not right to cut hay on Monday and others say it is not right to cut your hair because it would not grow again.
If you lose your money on Monday morning, the people say you will lose it for every day of that week.
If the farmers hear the cuckoo before the oats are sat, it is supposed to be a very bad sign, because they say the crop that is planted after the coming of the cuckoo will be very poor and it is called a 'Cuckoo Crop'.
Some people say potatoes should be planted before the 17th March because if not, they are late and do not produce a plentiful crop afterwards.
If planted before, St. Patrick turns the sod, the potatoes grow well.
It is many the time I have heard the story of the Old Cow.
This old cow thought she would live for another year when March was over, but then April borrowed three days of the March weather, the grass(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Norah Harris
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinlevane East, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mr John Harris
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Ballinlevane East, Co. Waterford
