School: Clochar Loreto, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)
- Location:
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Colm
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- "When our Lord sits on our Lady's lap England will meet with some mishap."
When Good Friday falls on twenty fifth of March there is supposed to be some trouble in store for England.
- Informant
- S. M. Columba
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Navan, Co. Meath
- "You'll do it when the hens go to Denmark."
The old people said that when the hens were settling down at night they cluck to each other. There were supposed to be planning to go to Denmark.
It must have been believed that the(continues on next page)
