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School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)

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Cappamore, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 223

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  1. Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    day to sow any kind of plants.
    Thursday is a very lucky day to start to cut turf, because it is said that the turf will dry quickly.
    Wednesday is not a lucky day to start setting flower-sees or any vegetables.
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  2. Lore of Certain Days

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    People say it is not lucky to be born at twelve o'clock in the night.
    It is not lucky to drive a nail on Good Friday.
    It is not lucky to get married on Friday or Saturday.
    It is said that it is lucky to be born between ten and eleven o'clock in the night, and two and three o'clock in the morning.
    People say that there will never be peace in Ireland until the blessed palm and shamrock
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maurice Gleeson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Kilduffahoo, Co. Limerick