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School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)

Location:
Cormeen, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 261

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    It is said to be unlucky to change from one house to another on a saturday as "Saturdays flitting is a short sitting". March borrows three days from april to skin the old cow. It is said that
    March will search
    April will try, and May will
    tell you whether you'll live or die.
    The old people say that March will either come in like a lion and out like a lamb or in like a lamb and out like a lion. The date for starting to plant potatoes is from 1st April to the 17th May. No one makes a grave on a Tuesday as it is said to be unlucky, they take off the sod the day before. Tuesday is said to be an unlucky day for putting in a crop.
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    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Carolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullyattin, Co. Meath
    Informant
    James Monaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullyattin, Co. Meath