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School: Maigh Locha (Cailíní)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Challaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 187

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    The people say it is unlucky to begin work on Saturday. Monday is supposed to be a lucky day to begin work on when it does not fall on the Cross Day of the year which is on the twenty eight of December. Mumps can be cured on a Friday when chicken weed is applied.
    The people say it is not right to do the weekly wash on a Friday. It is also believed that if you let a person into your house on New Year's Day that they would be coming in every day for the following year. If you cry on New Years Day you will cry every day the whole year around.
    New potatoes should be ready for eating on the twenty ninth of June.
    There is a belief that a "Wet May fills the barns with hay". If Friday is wet Sunday will be wet but if Friday is fine
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway