School: Cortown (roll number 3113)
- Location:
- Cortown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0701, Page 064
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- (continued from previous page)"Put the Old Man to Bed", "Throw the Old Man out of bed" and "Stir the Stirabour" are the other movements.
- The people liked to begin the spring ploughing on a Friday. They planted an "early pot" on Friday. They began the sowing of oats on the same day and they liked to put in the first pieces of furniture on a Friday when flitting. It was said that when the bud comes on the ash it was too late to plant potatoes. Potatoes were not planted until after St. Patrick's Day except for a little "gallyog" put in on the 16th March called "Patricks pot". The "early pot" or early varieties were always dug before the 29th June.
- "Saturday flitting makes a short sitting."
"Marry in May and you'll rue the day"
The power of certain days to affect the happiness(continues on next page) - Informant
- Richard Hanly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kells, Co. Meath
