School: Knocknagilla
- Location:
- Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Giolla Críost
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 278
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- (continued from previous page)"A Cart" is made from pieces of boards and putting fine sticks to it for shafts and with wheels of a clock for wheels.
"A whip". It is made by getting three rushes and plaiting them together.
"A Snare". A "snare" is made by getting a piece of copper-wire and making a dull on the end of the wire, and pulling the other end out through the dull, and then getting a piece of a stick and sticking it down in the ground and tying the wire to the stick.
- In our district, people believe that some days are lucky and some unlucky.
Thursdays and Fridays are said to be lucky for beginning to build a new-house, and also for beginning to go to school, and for curing ailments.
Saturday's are said to be unlucky for shifting a home, There is an old saying, "Saturdays flitting is a short sitting".(continues on next page) - Collector
- Owen Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Cusack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drummanbane, Co. Cavan
