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School: Termonfeckin

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Tearmann Feichín, Co. Lú
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T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0675, Page 406

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    and it is unlucky for him to visit it on a Friday.
    It is said that when a field is going to be ploughed that it should be ploughed on a Tuesday. If not the crops will fail and if it is ploughed on a Saturday there will be a very good crops.
    There is an old saying about months of the year -
    March will sarch
    April will try
    March will tell wheather you live or die
    When people are flitting it is said that they will never settle. When they flit on a Saturday they will remain. If they flit on a Wednesday they will never settle.
    The unlucky days for are,
    Wednesday and Thursday
    Fridays flitting
    is a short [?] sitting
    Saturday's is a long sitting.
    Maura Mooney, Termonkeckin
    Material collected from Mrs. Bridget Mooney
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. creidiúint (~391)
        1. creidiúint choiteann (~2,535)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tearmann Feichín, Co. Lú
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Mooney
    Gender
    Female