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School: Knocknagilla

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Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Mac Giolla Críost
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 280

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    which is known in our district, is Easter Sunday. All days of the week are correct days for planting crops, except Sunday. There is a period of the year called the "Borrowing Days" because the "old cow" died on the last day of March, and borrowed three days from April to skin her.
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  2. The Lore of Certain Days

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    Friday is reckoned a lucky day for starting all classes of work. Good Friday is remarked as a lucky day for planting garden crops especially plants that are subject to miss growing.
    Work started on Saturday is said to tough and tedious, and "Saturdays flitting makes a short sitting" so "Friday nights dream and Saturdays told, is bound to come true be it ever so old".
    All the other of the months curse a "fair" February. "March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb",
    but sometimes she borrows three days
    (continues on next page)
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charles Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Luke Tierney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan