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School: Baile Ard

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Ballard, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0627, Page 187

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    “On New Year's Day beginning with the first of the year the character of the coming year is with regard to good or bad fortune is foretold by the appearance of things on the morning of the New Year”

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    On the New Year's day beginning with the first of the year the character of the coming year with regard to good or bad fortune is foretold by the appearance of things on the morning of the New Year.
    Then the first Monday of the New Year is called Hancel Monday and if anybody buys on that day he would not have any luck all the year.

    The Monday before Shrove Tuesday is called Collop or Hall Monday - on that day about the dusk of the evening it is a custom for boys and girls to go around and knock loudly at every door singing -
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Veronica Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballard, Co. Clare