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School: Cluain Fhada (roll number 15091)

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Cloonfad More, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Thighearnáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0249, Page 128

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    such things as a piece of sweet cake, meat, potatoes, and cabbage. There was one woman that used to go around pretty often, Her name was "Mary Bodkin." She used to carry a bundle of bags under her arms and a bucket in each hand full of trumperies. She used to ask for lodgings in the houses as she went along. She was always barefooted both Winter and Summer.
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  2. Lore of Certain Days

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    Around my district certain days are considered to be lucky and others unucky. Friday is a lucky day for changing one place to another. The old people use to say "A fridays fitting makes a long sitting" that is, if one left his old
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lahagboy, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Callaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lahagboy, Co. Roscommon