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School: Coratillon

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Corratillan, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 254

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    There are certain days said to be lucky and unlucky in this locality. Monday and Wednesday are the two lucky days of the week and also the 13th days of each month. People usually do not begin a work on Saturday because they say '' Saturday's work is never finished ''. When the moon is seen for the first time on a Saturday it is said that
    '' Saturday's moon is always
    a day too soon ''
    The cure for a sprain is made on Monday and Thursday and the cure for heart failure is made on Friday. When it rains on St. Swithin's day it will rain for forty days and forty nights. The last three days of March, and the three first days of April
    are called
    '' The borrowing days ''
    They are always six hard cold days, and they are very hard on old people and on old
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    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
    Alice K. Devine
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arderry, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Pat Devine
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Arderry, Co. Cavan