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School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 108

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    People would never set plants on Easter Monday because they say that the plants would never grow. It is said that a person should never wear new clothes for the first time on a day going to a funeral or he will die himself before long. People of this locality would never put down eggs hatching on a Monday because they say the eggs will never hatch. The people of this district would never give away a coal of fire on May Eve because they think they would give away their luck if they did so.
    The people of my district would never cut hay on a Friday because they believe that they will not have any return out of the crop. They say that if you spend money on a Monday that you will be spending it for the week and that if you break a cup on Monday you will be breaking cups for the week. People of this locality consider Monday and Friday very unlucky days. The people of this locality would
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Shanahan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irrabeg, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Thomas Lawlor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Irrabeg, Co. Kerry