School: Mullach Ruadh (roll number 10654)

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   “It was an old saying work begun on Saturday is never finished.”

   

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   lone bush and a man came out from under it and killed him.

   March weather is very cold and dangerous. There was an old cow and when March was out she was glad. March borrowed three days from April. The first day put her on her knees the second day threw her and the third skinned her. The three first days of April are very cold they are called Riabhogs days.

   

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2. The Care of the Feet

   

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   In Ireland long ago about thirty years ago either boys or girls never wore a shoe until they were fourteen or fifteen years. It depended on their parents. If their parents were rich they would have shoes at ten years and if their parents were poor they would have shoes at fourteen year. But at this time most of the people were poor. An old man called Owen Casey lived at this time. He lived in a

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   Topics

   1. earraí
      1. éadaí agus suaitheantais (~2,403)
         1. bróga (~1,841)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Imelda O Grady

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Mullach Rua, Co. Shligigh

   Informant

   John Grady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Mullach Rua, Co. Shligigh