School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)
- Location:
- Béal Átha Droichid, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 097
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- The old people long ago had many customs for certain days of the year and believed in them.
Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth, Wednesday the best day of all, Thursday for crosses, Friday for losses and Saturday no good at all. These are some of the customs:-Do not cut hair on a Monday: do not throw out ashes on a Monday or you will be throwing out your luck: do not give out money or you will be giving away your luck for the rest of the week: and do not dig a grave on Monday. It is lucky to take a new position on Saturday. Friday is a lucky day to go into a new house.The "Old Ríoch" from the first to the eleventh of April. If you sell chickens or set eggs on a Monday you will have bad luck. It is time to begin to set potatoes when the stone turns in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Heney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Tuairín, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Timothy Heney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- An Tuairín, Co. Thiobraid Árann
