School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0544, Page 412
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- Chrissie Younge
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Curraghleigh, Co. Tipperary
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- Mrs Maher
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Curraghleigh, Co. Tipperary
- When people are leaving their old houses, they generally leave some holy water in them when they are coming into a new house. It is said it is a sign of good luck to leave some holy water in the old houses. They generally leave the old houses on Friday it is said it is a sign of luck to leave the old house on Friday. When the farmers are beginning ploughing they generally begin the work on Monday, it is said also to be a sign
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