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School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)

Location:
Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 272

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    "Cut your nails on a Monday for health.
    Cut your nails on a Tuesday for wealth.
    Cut your nails on a Wednesday for news.
    Cut your nails on a Thursday for a new pair of shoes,
    Cut your nails on a Friday for sorry,
    Cut your nails on a Saturday you'll meet your truelove to morrow.
    Cut your nails on a Sunday you'll have bad luck all the week.
    This shows tht the old people had certain days for cutting their nails on.
    Friday it though lucky for such work as ploughing, housebuilding, and going to a job on, and, Saturdays
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Tuite
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Edward Tuite
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath