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School: Cnoc an Teampoill (C.), Ráth Luirc

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Freemount, Co. Cork
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Bean an Bhreathnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0365, Page 292

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    THE LORE OF CERTAIN DAYS
    In this district, Monday is considered one of the unlucky days. For instance, people do not send their children to school for the first time on this day. It is also unlucky to pay out money or to remove from an old house to a new one. Friday is considered lucky to start work such as tillage or harvesting. Saturday is looked on as being unlucky for housekeepers to start making garments or knitting, for anything started on Saturday has no finish. May day is one of the unlucky days to do any farm work. Good Friday is considered lucky for planting. Strange to say any animal born on this day is supposed to not live long. The only account I can give of what is known as the “Cross Day” in this district would be when
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glanycummane Lower, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Foley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glanycummane Lower, Co. Cork