School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)
- Location:
- Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Conaill
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 262
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- "Monday for Health,"
"Tuesday for Wealth,"
"Wednesday best day of all,"
"Thursday for Losses,"
"Friday for Crosses,"
"Saturday no day at all,"
"Sunday for Gold,"
All are lucky except Thursday, Frida, and Saturday.
The rhyme about the months is as follow
"Marry when the year is new, always loving kind and true,"
"When February birds do mate, you may wed not dread your fate"
"Marry when March breezes blow, joy and sorrow both you'll know,"
"Marry in April if you can, joy for maiden and for man,"
"Marry in the month of May, you will always rue the day,"
"Marry when June roses blow, oe'r land and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph O' Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromard, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs B. O' Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 39
- Address
- Dromard, Co. Sligo
