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School: Clinoony (roll number 15509)

Location:
Clonoony, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Uilis
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    If a person buys any animals and bring them home on Saturday, it is unlucky. Saturday is counted a very unlucky day. If anybody moves out of the house on Saturday, it is unlucky.
    Saturday's flit,
    Is a short sit.
    Garlic has to be planted
    on Good Friday and pulled on
    15th August, because there is a
    cure in garlic, and the cure is in
    it that day.
    Some people start mowing and ploughing in a certain month and on a certain day, and continued doing so no matter if it is raining or not.
    March borrows three days from April. If any old cow or any person who is sick in March
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    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
    Olive Bell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumsloe, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mr Conlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonlura, Co. Monaghan