School: Boitheach (roll number 1238)
- Location:
- Boyagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1100, Page 249
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- Lore of certain days.
Friday is looked upon as an unlucky day to commence and work. It is said if the thirteenth day of month falls on a Friday, it is counted a very unlucky day. Very few people start new work on a Friday.
Farmers as a rule never start to plough never start to reap, or never start to sow on a Friday.
Friday is considered a very unlucky day to get married on. So no one ever gets married on a Friday.
Friday is also an unlucky day to change from one house to another. A Friday's flit is always looked upon as a short sit.
Some people would not go to a fair or market on Friday. Friday is considered a lucky day to die one.
There is a story in this district of a man who bought a farm on a Friday. When the sale was over he gave a party and there was great eating and drinking. Then one of the guest told the man that he bought the farm on a Friday. His luck turned and in ten years time he was in misery.
