School: Gleann Fleisge

Location:
Glenflesk, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Donnchadh Ó Spiolláin
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    each other and not to give it back any more. 14.
    Some people would not get up early on May Day until about ten or eleven o'clock.
    15.
    It is not lucky to open an umbrella inside in a house or you wont grow ever again.
    16.
    It is not lucky to go to school on Monday.
    17.
    Some people lock their dairys in May for fear their butter would be stolen this was a custom in olden times.
    18.
    They say it is not lucky to get Married in May.
    19.
    Long ago they used to steal a young kid in May from a Neighbour and keep it with their cows so that it would bring good luck to them.
    It is not lucky to go
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
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