School: Ceathrú na hAille (Carnahallia) (roll number 7416)
- Location:
- Cahernahallia, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Madadhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 335
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- Friday looked on as lucky day in these parts. Removing to new houses. Begin work. Don't visit doctor on Sunday. Don't buy or sell on S.
Don't visit sick on Sunday.
Don't start work on Saturday.
? Monday. First of year. M. a lucky day to get money but unlucky to pay money out.
Don't throw out ashes on a Monday morning.
Marriage.
Monday for health
Tuesday for wealth
Wednesday the best day of all.
Thursday for losses
Friday for crossess
And Saturday the worst day of all.
Plant Potatoes between 17th and 28th March.
Don't throw out sweepings of shop floor on Monday. Luck.
St. Swithin Bishop of Winchester from 852 to 862. At his own request was buried in the churchyard that the "sweet rain of heaven might fall upon his grave". On his canonisation a century later, the monks thought to honour him by removing his remains into the choir, but their purpose was prevented by a rain which lasted forty days from July 15th the day fixed for the removal
