School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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- (continued from previous page)It is unlucky for anyone to clip his hair in Lent.
- There is an old saying that if a child is born on Whit Sunday he will kill himself or some other person. If a person gets his hair cut on Good Friday the say that he will not have a sore head for a year.
Some people say that Saturday is an unlucky day to go to any place or into a new house. There is another old saying that if any person would cut a baby's nails before it is a year. - Collector
- John Sweeeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Marblehill, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Dan Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Marblehill, Co. Donegal
- Friday is considered an unlucky day for starting to build a new house.
Monday and Tuesday are supposed to be the luckiest days for marrying.
It is thought unlucky to go in to live in a new house during Lent.
It is also thought unlucky to go to live in a new house on a Saturday. There is an old saying- "Saturday flitting - short sitting".
Some people put great faith in the little rhyme concerning cutting your nails:-(continues on next page)
