School: Árdán, An Bháinseach
- Location:
- Ardane, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Gormáin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0574, Page 107
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- Certain days of the week are looke dupon as being lucky or unlucky in this district to begin working. On Saint Brigid's Day headaches are cured. Friday is a lucky day for curing Whooping Cough. Monday is an unlucky day to begin ploughing or house building and both Monfay and Saturday are unlucky for changing from one house to another. Immediately after the 17th. March early potatoes and early York cabbage are set.
The "Cross of the Year" occurs on "May Eve" when "pishogues" are set for taking crops and leaving you a very small remaining portion. Cream in particular from the milk thus leaving(continues on next page)- Collector
- Philomena Quirke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ashgrove, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Quirke
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ashgrove, Co. Tipperary