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School: Sonna (roll number 1422)

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Kildallan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs O' Connell
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    “Whit Sunday is the cross day in the year and the following week is the cross week.”

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    Whit Sunday is the "cross day of the year" and the following week is the "cross week".
    Monday is the luckiest day in the week on which to begin to build a house.
    Saturday is an unlucky to plant potatoes.
    Tuesday is an unlucky day to plough. If you plough on that day you will be digging graves the whole year.
    Everyone should try not to plough on the 8th of September or they will have no luck.
    The month of March borrowed three days from April to skin
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Whitsun (~59)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kate Donegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Sonna Demesne, Co. Westmeath