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School: Meelick (roll number 14592)

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Meelick, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Gearóid Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0240, Page 341

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    The Irish people regard certain days of the year as lucky and unlucky days. It is believed that a crop sown on a certain day will grow much better than on any other day. If oats or potatoes are sown on Good Friday they will surely succeed and on that account people try and sow all they can on that day. May day is supposed to bring bad luck to any-one who sells a cow on that day. On St John's night it is lucky to bring a lighted sod of turf from the bonfire and throw it into one of your own fields. It is unlucky to get married on a Saturday because an old verse says "Monday for wealth, Tuesday for wealth and Wednesday the best day of all. Thursday for losses Friday for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Ganly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonmaul, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Martin Ganly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonmaul, Co. Roscommon