School: Eanach Dubh (C.) (roll number 13657)
- Location:
- Annaduff, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mrs Mary Shanley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0214, Page 222
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- (continued from previous page)if they had a toothache would not comb their hair that day.Beginning work on Friday such as servants being employed in new jobs is considered unlucky. The unlucky days for starting new jobs, such as house building and ploughing is Saturday, and the lucky day is Friday. It is an old saying that a good beginning makes a bad ending. It is lucky to set potatoes on Good Friday. The old people say you should not change from one house to another on Saturday because it is said "Saturdays flitting is a short sitting".The best day of the year and the most sucessful day of the year for planting seeds vegetables and potatoes is Good Friday and the worst day is 20th May. The Cross Day known in my district is the 1st May each year. People avoid putting out ashes or spilling water on that day.The cold days of early April are referred to the Ribóg days. There was once an old cow who was ailing all Winter and the people said if she got over March she would come too. March was over and the 1st of(continues on next page)
