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1. Local Folklore - The Lore of Certain Days

   

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   In every District certain days are looked upon as to be lucky and unlucky. Some people say that if you are going any place for a cure that it is right to go on Mondays and Thursdays. If any body is changing into a new house they usually go into it on a Friday. The old people say that there was an old cow who was very sick in the month of March. When the month was over the old cow was very happy, but it is said that the three first days of April killed her. And ever since that day the

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   Topics

   1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Killeen

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ceathrú an Éadain, Co. Mhaigh Eo

   Informant

   Mrs Norah Killeen

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ceathrú an Éadain, Co. Mhaigh Eo