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School: Kilcullen (B.)

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Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
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    Monday for wealth
    Tuesday for health
    Wednesday the best day of all.
    Thursday for crosses
    Friday for losses
    And Saturday no day at all.
    On the first Monday in January people hansel each other and this Monday is call "Hansel Monday". If you pay a bill on that day you will be paying bills all the year round, but, if you get money you will be getting money the whole year round. When the cock is heard at twelve at night is a sign that some misfortune will befall on one of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Diarmuid Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Miss M. Dowling
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    20
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare