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School: Garrysallagh

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Garrysallagh (O'Reilly), Co. Cavan
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P. Greally
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    Whit Sunday and Whit Monday are counted very unlucky days, though they are the luckiest days of the year - Long ago the old people wouldn't like to draw blood during Whit Week, as they counted it unlucky and would say that a horse or cow or some animal would die on them. Some people say that if a person cut his finger during those days it would never heal.
    If a calf or a foal or any animal is born in Whit week it is called a "Cingcíseach" and is looked upon as being very wicked. Long ago people would avoid having a cow calving or a mare foaling at this time, but some of the people do not care now as they count those days the luckiest days of the whole year.

    Brigid Smyth
    Lismacanican
    Mountnugent
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Whitsun (~59)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lismacanigan Upper, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Patrick Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Lismacanigan Upper, Co. Cavan