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School: Knockjames

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 06_027

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    Pisreógs
    8th February 1938
    It is said that on New years day the first fair haired woman that would g into a persons house that that person would have no look after.
    It is said that tis unlucky to give milk or butter to any body on May day. It is said that if you see a woman milking your cow early on May morning that you would have no butter for the year. It is said that Friday is the luckiest
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr James Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare