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School: Oram (roll number 8496)

Location:
Oram, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. McMahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 394

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    There are days lucky and unlucky. Wednesday and Friday are said to be lucky for changing from one house to another. Saturday is said to be unlucky for flitting. There is a rhyme about "Saturday's flit is a short sit". If you start work on Saturday such as ploughing or cutting corn you will be at the same work the whole year round. There is an old saying that March borrows three days from April to kill the old cow and there is a rhyme about Friday. "Friday's flit is a long sit".
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Oram, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Michael Murray
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Lisdonny, Co. Monaghan