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School: Liathdruim (roll number 369)

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Leitrim, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Ó Maitiú
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    Friday is the luckiest day of the week to start work on. Farmers start to put in their crops on Friday. They also start to reap the corn on Friday.
    People 'flit' or change houses on Friday also. Saturday is an unlucky day to 'flit' on.
    "Saturday 'flit' is a short sit" is an old saying.
    Spy Wednesday is the unluckiest day of the year. No dangerous work should be done on this day. Children should be kept away from dangerous places such as a well on this day. Some lot of people would not allow children out of the house on this day.
    March is said to borrow three days from April. The old cow is said to have rejoiced when the cold days of March were over, but March borrowed three days of April and skined the old cow.
    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
    Maureen Farrelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crowey, Co. Monaghan