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School: Cnoc Luinge (C.) (roll number 11665)

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Knocklong, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Siobhán Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0510, Page 050

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  1. An Old Story (continued)

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    small and the horse also and galloped away. When Michael Lynott opened the little green bag and inside was a pile of golden guineas.
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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    Monday is supposed to be the unluckiest day of the week for tailors, and dressmakers count Monday an unlucky day for cutting out. Monday is also unlucky for changing from one house to another. Onions are supposed to be planted the shortest day of the year and pulled the longest day.
    Potatoes are set not later than the end of April or the middle of May. A lot of people get married during Shrove tide but June is supposed to be the luckiest month
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Curtis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocklong, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Finn
    Gender
    Female