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School: Ballyhahill (C.) (roll number 10686)

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Ballyhahill, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
H. Fitzgerald
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0482, Page 215

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  1. Homemade Toys (continued)

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    A was to take ALL
    T " " TAKE one
    P " " PUT one down
    N " for NOTHING
    If half-pennies were played for, this proved a very interesting game. But children generally play with buttons and pins, which they very industriously collected everywhere, even at school.
    People never started on a journey, or children were never sent to school for the first time on a Monday, as it was considered an unlucky day.
    Dressmakers never cut out any garments, nor tradesmen started any fresh work on a Saturday for the same reason. People always said that anything started on a Saturday would never be finished.
    Good Friday is looked upon in this district as a very fitting and lucky day, for planting the main crop of potatoes. If planted on that day, they say the crop will be plentiful and good.
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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    People never started on a journey, or children were never sent to school for the first time on a Monday, as it was considered an unlucky day.
    Dressmakers never cut out any garments, nor tradesmen started any fresh work on a Saturday for the same reason. People always said that anything started on a Saturday would never be finished.
    Good Friday is looked upon in this district as a very fitting and lucky day, for planting the main crop of potatoes. If planted on that day, they say the crop will be plentiful and good.
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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
    Annetta Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonlahard East, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs James Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    81
    Address
    Cloonlahard East, Co. Limerick