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School: Druim Snámha (roll number 14057)

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Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0213, Page 143

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  1. Lore of Certain Days

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    Saturday is said to be an unlucky day for removing from one house to another.
    Good Friday is a lucky day for sowing vegetables.
    The month of May is an unlucky month for getting married.
    Tuesday is a lucky day for getting cured.
    It is forbidden to go near water on Whit Sunday as you would be drowned in a foot of water on that day.
    Saturday is a lucky day for getting married.
    Monday is a lucky day to begin ploughing. It is not lucky to throw away anything on May day because you throw away your luck.
    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
    Kathleen Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Miss M. Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsna, Co. Leitrim