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School: Kilcullen (B.)

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Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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    Tuesday is for partnership
    Wednesday is for Marriage
    Thursday to be Idle
    Friday to be crying
    Saturday to be quarrelling
    It is also said that if your moving from a house not to take a cat because its unlucky. Another thing is to never drink out of a wet glass on a friday
    On New Year's eve they say if at midnight, the west wind blows the new year will be pleasant in "Eire" but if it blows from the east the weather will be best in England
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peadar O Díosca
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Halverstown, Co. Kildare