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School: Lusmagh

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Gortarevan, Co. Offaly
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T. Ó Floinn
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    1. It is not lucky to churn on a Monday.
    2. You should never get married on a Saturday.
    3. It is not lucky to change from one house to another on a Friday.
    4. Monday is a unlucky day to give credit for the first time.
    5. It is not lucky to cry on sweedens day or you will be crying all your life.
    6. If you are born on foolsday you would a fool all your life.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Loughlin Dolan
    Gender
    Male