School: Loughteague, Stradbally (roll number 6129)
- Location:
- Loughteeog, Co. Laois
- Teachers: Brigid Keane Brighid Ní Chatháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0837, Page 235
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“Crows start building their nests on the 1st March exactly...”
Crows start building their nests on the 1st March exactly; but if that day fall on Sunday, they wait for Monday.
" Candlemas a candle less: Patrick's Day throw candle and candlestick away "
After Patrick's Day the stone (?) leaves the cold water
" Change not a clout till May is out "
" The ash for a dash, the oak for a soak. "" If ash buds open before oak expect wet summer: oak - a - dry
" MARCH will SARCH, April try and May will tell whether you'll live or die " - said of illness, especially " DECLINE "
If children bring illness into a house - colds, coughs, measles, etc - which is taken by an old person it is likely that the latter may die of it - an old remark
If a child takes a disease like measles or chincough it will not recover till the end of the quarter - how that quarter is reckoned is doubtful