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School: Clais, Athea (roll number 15100)

Location:
Keale, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Liam Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0485, Page 147

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    is buried in it will come back again. It is said if a person changes from one house to another during the month of May that their house will be haunted. Saturday is thought to be the luckiest day of the week to change from one to another. The first day of may is the cross day of the year. It is on the first day of May that most of the piseogs are worked as people doing harm to their neighbours. It is said that if you give away eggs on the first of May you give away all your luck. From the 17th of March to the 30th of March is thought to be the luckiest days for setting potatoes. Most of the crops are planted in march as it is considered the luckiest month for planting crops. The 30th and the 31st of march and the 1st of April are the days of the old cows or the Ratine Rine days. Everybody minds their cows on that day.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Edmond White
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cool East, Co. Limerick