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   and fields.
   One evening John Mahony was picking flowers and it was of a May Eve. When he was picking them for a wile he heard a voice telling him to pick no more of them. He kept picking them and heard the voice the second time and he took no notice of it. He heard the voice the third time and he stopped.

   

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2. Lore of Certain Days

   

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   It is an old custom not to open a grave on a Monday. They say that it is unlucky to go travelling on a Saturday. They say it is unlucky to buy anything on a Monday. They say that it is unlucky to remove furniture into another house on a Saturday. They say that it is unlucky to get married on a Friday. If you pass a white horse on the street

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   1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   T. Moore

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Listowel, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Mrs Moore

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   45

   Address

   Listowel, Co. Kerry