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School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab

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Ballydehob, Co. Cork
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Risteárd Ó Lighin
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    Mondays are regarded as unlucky days for parting with money. If a person gave money on a Monday it is thought that he would be giving out money all that week.
    It was a custom long ago that any water which was to be thrown out after twelve o'clock, midnight, on a Friday night should be left inside.
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    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
    Vincent Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydehob, Co. Cork
    Informant
    J. H. Kelly
    Address
    Skeaghanore East, Co. Cork