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School: Gráig na Gréine (roll number 12819)

Location:
Graignagreana, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Anna Ní Shiocfhradha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0469, Page 099

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    1. People are not supposed to kill their own cows for meat. The general thing is to buy one for the purpose.
    2 They used have the hooves of cows hanging in the cow house (Not certain were they hooves of cows that died and of those they killed).
    3. People don't like to kill anything on a Monday or start shearing.
    4 Anything that is started on a Saturday is supposed not ever be finished.
    5. if a man meets a woman first thing in the morning of his marriage he will not be lucky.
    6. "Something old and something new
    " borrowed and " blue"
    one is supposed to have all these the day of the marriage.
    7. If there happens to be a corpse in the chapel when people are getting married they will not be lucky.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Ní Shiochfradha
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Míceál Ua Laocdha
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clash, Co. Kerry