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    It is considered unlucky to cut one's nails on Friday
    It is considered lucky to begin sowing or planting '' Friday
    It is considered lucky to hair in Lent or on Monday.
    Saturday's flitting makes a short sitting; Monday's not much better.
    Ireland will never be free till the harvest following a year when the palm and the shamrock are worn on the same day. (1940 is one of these years)
    The world will end shortly after Ireland gets its freedom
    New clothes should be worn for the first time on Sunday. It is not considered right for a female to be the first to wish one health to wear a suit. If a male does it first then the female may follow suit.
    Did you hear what happened T.R.? ''To themselves it may be told'' it was awful. ''To themselves in may be told.'' is said when some serious misfortune ''falls on'' a family sudden-death etc. or ''God between us and harm''.''God bless the
    hearers'' also.
    He has a reel foot : God bless the mark. ''God the mark,'' is always said when speaking of a deformity in some person.and ''God bless the hearers '' when telling bad news about a person or people not present.
    A rainbow in the morning foretells rain
    A rainbow in the evening foretells good weather
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Andrew Mc Partland
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Derradda, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    George Martin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 80
    Address
    Drumcroman, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Duignan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Curraghnabania, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    John Gilheany
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Mc Tague
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Cleendargan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Michael Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Kiltybardan, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Morley Wrynne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fenagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Jack Ellis
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Fenagh, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Patrick Gilheany
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cornacreeve, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Peter Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Moher, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Tom Prior
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Drumbrick, Co. Leitrim