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School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Kathleen Morris
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 282

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    egg laid on Good Friday and eat it Easter Sunday they believed there was a charm in it for curing certain diseases. To cut your hair on Good Friday will keep you in good health. The cold stone turns in the water the 17th March and the warm side turns and the cold side turns up again the 17th October Wheat sowed at the dark of the moon produces a good crop. Old people sowed oats the 25th March they believed it would be successful if they sowed it on that day. March borrowed the first three days from April to skin the old cows. The first three days of April are called the "riabhach" days the weather is so severe. To say a 1,000 Hail Marys the 15th
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Mc Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Guire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford