School: Na Tearmoinn (B.) (roll number 8931)
- Location:
- Tarmon East, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cathaláin
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The Lore of Certain Days (continued)
“The people long ago would never start any sort of work on a Friday...”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- To marry on Monday is supposed to be unlucky. To marry in the month of December is said to be unlucky too. A person that is born on Fools' Day is supposed to be a fool. In Tarbert you must go down on Tuesday to get certain cures. You must go to Newtownsands on Tursday to get certain cures too. People do not like to start their Spring ploughing on a Monday because its said it is unlucky. They do not like to change from one job to another on Wednesdays. The Cross-days of the year is not known in my district. It is said that potatoes must be planted for the first of May and the very latest the fivteenth of May. You must have(continues on next page)