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School: Crowenstown

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Crowinstown Little, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 237

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  1. Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    Thursday's child has far to go,
    Friday's child is loving and giving
    Saturday's child must work hard for its living
    But the child that is born on the Sabbath Day,
    Is happy and bright, good and gay.
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  2. Lore of Certain Days

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    There are always three very cold windy days in the end of March, and it is said that they were borrowed from April to help to skin the old cow and they are called "Reevoch" days.
    It is said that potato onions should be planted on the shortest day of the year, and taken up on the longest.
    When people are changing cattle from one field to another they usually do so on Friday, because it is said to be the luckiest day.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Devine
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Devine
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Westmeath