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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór

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Kells, Co. Meath
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Siúracha na Trócaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0703, Page 038

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0703, Page 038

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  1. Lucky and Unlucky Days (continued)

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    short sitting.
    People say that for marriage,
    Monday is for wealth,
    Tuesday for wealth,
    Wednesday is the best day of all,
    Thursday for losses,
    Friday for crosses,
    Saturday is no day at all.
    If a person is born on a Thursday he will be very kind-hearted and if a person is born on Friday he will be very cross.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    There is one hour in every day when whatever you wish will be granted, but no one knows what that hour is. It is all a chance if we come on it.
    To meet a man with red hair or a woman with a red petticoat on a Thursday evening is unlucky.
    Never begin work on a
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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
    Peggy Kiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12