School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 428
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- (continued from previous page)Thursdays child works hard for a living.
Fridays child has far to go.
Saturdays child is full of woe.
But the child that is born on the Sabbath Day is bonnie and bright and handsome and gay."
"The Cross-day. On that day people make Crosses out of rushes and put them over their doors and leave them there all through the year. St. Brigid goes around to the houses where they are exposed and blesses them.
- The lucky days of the week for getting married are said to be Tuesday and Saturdays. It is unlucky to change or get married(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
- Informant
- James Dolan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Kiltycreevagh, Co. Longford
