School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)
- Location:
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic de Chlár
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0235
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- (continued from previous page)burned entirely. The vestments of the Pagan priest were burned and the vestments of St Patrick's priest flew from the King's priest and went on to St Patricks priest again.
Then the King believed in St Patrick and St Patrick & his priest went along until all Ireland converted.------------------------------------------------------ Friday was the popular day for beginning any work like spring work or removing or any important undertaking. Getting married:- Monday for health, Tuesday for Wealth, Wednesday the best of all, Thursday for losses - Friday for crosses & Sat the worst day of all. Happy is the marriage the sun shines on, Happy for the corpses the rain falls on
Lá Crosta na Bliana was fourth day after Xmas, was considered an unlucky day for any important undertaking. People wouldnt marry any day that it fell on during that year
- Collector
- Nicholas Burke
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Pat Burke
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
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