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School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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  1. Festival Rhymes - April Day

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    April fool go to school and kiss the leg of the black stool.
    April and May keep far from the sea.
    June and July bathe till you die.
    March will search,
    April will try,
    May will tell whither you will live or die.
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  2. Festival Rhymes - Wedding Days

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    Monday for health,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday the best day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    Saturday no luck at all.
    Married in white your choosings are right.
    Married in gray you will live far away.
    Married in brown you will live out of town.
    Married in blue he is sure to be true.
    Married in green ashamed to be seen.
    Married in red you will wish yourself dead.
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