School: Kilskeer (C.) (roll number 1563)

Location:
Kilskeer, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhithcheallaigh
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    would give away their luck for the year.
    15. Tuesday is an unlucky day to plough but Friday is a lucky one.
    16. If you had not the potatoes planted befoe the first of May they would be late.
    17. You should not eat blackberries after the 24th of September because it is said that the devil spits on them.
    Collected by
    Bridie and Nancy Smyth,
    Johnsbrook,
    Fordstown,
    Kells, Co Meath
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 18. You should have the Potatoes planted before the 17th day of March or you will have a bad crop.
    19. Long ago people used to sow wheat or oats on a first Friday.
    20. They would think that Whit Sunday or Whit Monday would be a cross-day of the year. If a child fell on those days and cut themselves they would think that they would not get better the whole year round.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Darby
    Gender
    Female