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School: An t-Éadan Mór

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Edenmore, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
S. Mac Philib
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 216

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth
    And Wednesday the best day of all
    Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses
    And Saturday no luck at all.
    If a person stops milking a cow on Sunday she will calve in day light
    Friday is supposed to be lucky for the farmer to start to plough on.
    It is thought to be unlucky to change from one place to another. An old proverb says. "Saturday's flit is a short sit" Friday is lucky to change from one house to another.
    Tuesday and Thursday are two lucky days on which to get married.
    If a person or animal is born on "Whit Sunday" they are supposed to kill someone.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
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    English