School: Cluain Catha (roll number 16291)

Location:
Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
Teachers:
Dll. Ó Módhráin Ss. Mac Eoghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 418

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 418

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    first of April it is said that they are borrowed by March from April.
    The old people around here say that Friday and Saturday are the luckiest days of the week and that Monday is very unlucky especially for house building or for changing from one house to another.
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  2. These travelling Folk were great at storytelling and the people were always glad to hear their stories of ghosts and faries and adventures they went through
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Sweeney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Michael Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Ballyduffy, Co. Roscommon