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School: Ballykelly

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Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Uadain
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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    Stephens Day. They say that its unlucky to go live in another house on Friday.
    Its unlucky to plough on St Martins Day.
    It's unlucky to buy a new brush on the first of May because they say, "A new brush in May sweeps all the luck away.
    It unlucky to throw out ashes on a Monday because you throw out the luck.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dominick Hearn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Martin O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballysop, Co. Wexford