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School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)

Location:
Athleague, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0264, Page 151

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    Farmers always begin their work on Friday, such as ploughing, etc. People also go to live in a new house on Friday, so that they will be lucky while they live in it. A lot of people get married on either Monday or Thursday so as to be lucky. People never kill a pig when the moon is full or the meat would go bad They also never sow seed when the moon is full or it would go to seed when it would grow up. Many people never work a horse on May day. People often do not marry in the month
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Boyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coollusty, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs T. Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coollusty, Co. Roscommon