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School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)

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Monksland, Co. Louth
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    The Lore of Certain Days
    1. Friday is said to be a very lucky day for shifting to a new house.
    Anyone who shifts to a new house on a Friday is supposed to have good luck all year.
    2. Tuesday's are also said to be very lucky days for setting potatoes and for sowing many other crops.
    3. Whit Monday is very unlucky. It is said, that anyone who is born on this day are very unlucky.
    4. Wednesday is said to be a very lucky day for getting married. But it is very unlucky for two out of the same family to get married in the same year unless they get married on the same day.
    Josephine Rogan
    Cooley Parish
    Monksland
    Carlingford
    Co Louth
    Aged 13 years Class VI
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jospehine Rogan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Cooley, Co. Louth