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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)

Location:
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Agatha
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    1st. January: If a person cries on New Year's Day he will cry every day during the year.
    1st. March: The crows always build their nests ont the 1st. March and if it falls on Sunday they begin to build them on Monday.
    15th. July: If it rains on the 15th. July it will rain for forty days.
    17th. March: The farmer should have his crops sown before the 17th. March. If he has not them sown before this date he will not sow them that year as it is said to be unlucky.
    31st. December: It is said that if you eat enough on the 31st. December you will have enough for the next year.
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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
    Eileen Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Firoda Upper, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr John Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Firoda Upper, Co. Kilkenny