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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
Carran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 10_026

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  1. Superstitions on the Days of the Week

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    Superstitions on the days of the week.
    People say that it is unlucky to kill anything on Monday. On St. Martin's day the millers never start a mill because St. Martin was a miller. They never send young children to school on Monday they wait until Friday. If they brought goods on Monday they would not pay for them because they say that if they paid for them on Monday, they would be getting money for the week. Some people would not change cattle on Monday. People never
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Colgáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rannagh East, Co. Clare