School: Murrintown (roll number 13707)

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   Friday is the unlucky day of the week, in this locality. People do not change from one house to another on Friday, because this is the cross day of the week. Monday is a lazy day, people hate to begin work again. It is said that if you are cross on New Year's day you will be cross all the year around. On this day many people try to keep pleasant. The days that are thought unlucky for marriage are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, People do not go to a new situation on Saturday, because a saying is "Saturday's flitting is but a short sitting." The cold and harsh days of April are called "borrowing days." There are days called the "Eleven borrowing days of March". It is said that on these days the "Old Cow" died. If it rains on St. Swithan's day it will rain for

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Lily Walshe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baile Mhúráin Uachtarach, Co. Loch Garman

   Informant

   Mrs Butler

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baile Mhúráin Uachtarach, Co. Loch Garman