School: Fedamore (B.) (roll number 14068)
- Location:
- Fedamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Martin Moloney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0517, Page 425
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- (continued from previous page)setting potatoes. Monday is a bad day to cut your hair. If you wanted cabbage for the Spring you should set the seed in July. The 1st of April is the cross day of the year. We play tricks on the people that day and we calls it Fool day. If there were thirteen of anything in the house you should give away one because thirteen is an unlucky number.
- Amadán (a fool) - Bothán - Gallóg
Gceannc - Gortín - Fustar - Meas
Bacac - Torc - Tóir - Oinseach - Cipín
Gansey -Scallop - Cláirín -Dromach
Ciarán - Tráthnín - Sgiac - Bogán -
Ciaróg - Bolgadán - Smuid rín - Bricín - Spailpin -Breal - Beart - Brus - Bodhac - They still come around here. They are very poor. Some sell cans and brooches and others things. More of them begs. No one like to see them coming around. They sleep in caravans. They travel in crowds. Their names are Sherdans and Quiligans. They come in the summer time. They would ask for every thing in the house. Their clothes are always torn. They sometimes have no boots or stocking. Some of them are savage fellows.
