School: Moyvoughley (roll number 7249)

Location:
Moyvoughly, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
C. Ní Fhlannagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 105

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  1. It is lucky to put a hen to hatch on a Friday.
    The first churning after a cow calving should be churned on Friday a lucky day.
    You throw out your luck if you throw out your ashes on Handsel Monday.
    We should take money instead of giving it away on Handsel Monday.
    Twelfth day or little Christmas was a great feast day in olden times.
    A big crowd of men dressed in white with a dressed plough.
    They used to go from house t house and if the people did not give them money, they would plough up a patch in front of the Door
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
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  2. There is a huge rock in James Buckleys field and Tom Scally told me that giant threw it from the hill of Na Casta and the rock is called the Giants Throw.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.