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School: Kildavin, Ferns

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Kildavin, Co. Carlow
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Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 218

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  1. The Lore of Days (continued)

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    It is supposed to be unlucky to start on a journey on a Friday or to sweep out the floor on New Year's Day. Some people sweep it from the door to bring in an abundant supply of food for the coming year.
    In some places if threshing is going on the eleventh of Nov, St. Martin's day the people stop the threshing when it is going on in full swing for a few minutes in order to have no wheel going because it is said St. Martin was caught in a mill wheel.
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  2. The Lore of Days

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    In olden times people were very superstitious about days and dates.
    If anybody was very sick and showed signs of improvement on a Sunday it was said to be a very bad sign and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Fennelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr J. Hegarty
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Clerk-labourer
    Address
    Kildavin, Co. Carlow