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School: Coill Chláir (roll number 14276)

Location:
Kilclare, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Treasa Ní Oibeacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 233

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  1. Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    Erysipelas
    People bring water from Lough Caoc(?) with which to cure this disease on Mondays and on Thursdays.
    Jaundice
    Terence McNamee cures jaundice on Tuesdays and on Thursdays.
    Flitting days
    Mondays and Wednesdays are regarded very good days for changing from one house to another. Saturday is said to be a most unlucky day It is said that Saturday's flitting makes a bad sitting.
    Days for beginning work.
    People do not begin work on Monday or Saturday as they think these unlucky days Tuesdays and Fridays are very lucky days on which to begin ploughing or such farm work.
    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
    Annie Pagnam
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Seltan (McDonald), Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    James Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Seltan (McDonald), Co. Leitrim