School: Virginia (C )

Location:
Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs B. Farrelly
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  1. The people do not begin to work on Tuesday or Saturday. They do not change from one house to another Saturday, it is said Saturday's flitting is a short sitting.
    The correct time for planting oats is before the seventeenth day of April, and for planting potatoes before the seventh of May.
    Tradition tells that there was an old cow and she was boasting that the cold wind of March could not blow the skin of her. March had to borrow three days from April to take it of her.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susan Farrelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisgrea, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Farrelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisgrea, Co. Cavan