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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

Location:
Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 047

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    of water out of a spring - well before the sun rises on "May - morning." To wash your face with the dew of the grass on May - morning it is said to keep away sun - burn.
    It is said to be very lucky to plant a tree or a shrub on Good Friday. Garlic sown on that day has a special cure. The old people had a great belief in beginning work on Monday morning and finishing it if possible on Saturday evening. It is also a rule to have potatoes and oats set and sown before the 26th April, and any crop later than that was called "Cuckoo - potatoes" and "Cuckoo - oats."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Dawson
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    16
    Address
    Carrickduff, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Dawson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Carrickduff, Co. Longford