School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

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1. Fairy Forts (continued)

   

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   him about the future and he always knew if anyone in the locality was going to die.

   

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2. Lore of Certain Days

   

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   "Lore of Certain Days" Monday is considered a veru unlucky day for starting any new work such as sowing crops, building houses or removing into new houses. It is also said that it is unlucky to pay or give away any money on Monday. It is also an unlucky day for marriage. Tuesday is considered a very lucky day for starting any new work. In Winter, when the farmers are putting in their rows they never put them in for the first time on Monday. They always wait until Tuesday and likewise when the cows are putting out again in Summer.

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   Topics

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

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Mary Josephina Moynihan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Driseán, Co. Chorcaí

   Informant

   Mrs E. Moynihan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   55

   Address

   An Driseán, Co. Chorcaí