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School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

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Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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    “Long ago people thought that your married life depended on the day you were married. ...”

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    It is lucky to be born on the first of April.
    It is unlucky to spill blood on Monday.
    It is lucky to remove into a new house on Friday.
    It is lucky to sow new potatoes on Good Friday.
    It is lucky to cut hair or trim nails on Holy Thursday which is called Clipping Thursday.
    It is unlucky to go near water on St Martin's night. Along the western coast men shun the ocean on this night. If the fishes in the bays were as plentiful as pebbles on the seashore they would not capture them. The story is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilís Bruen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cleen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mamie Bruen
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Female