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Fáilte, Co. Ros Comáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0273, Page 254

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  1. The Lore of Certain Days

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    In our district certain days are looked upon as being lucky and unlucky. The days that are lucky are, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and the days that are unlucky are Tuesdays and Saturdays. The days of the week on which certain remedies for ailments are applied are Mondays and Thursdays.
    People generally begin ploughing on a Monday or a Friday, and they also change from one house to another on a Friday. The people of our district never heard of the Cross-day.
    Good Friday is looked upon as being lucky day for setting potatoes. Potatoes should be set before the twentieth day of April. The last two days in March and the first four in April are called Riobhach days. The Harvest of the
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. ócáidí (de réir trátha bliana) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tully, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Thomas Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tully, Co. Ros Comáin