School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Achadh an Iúir, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: E. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 100
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- (continued from previous page)March borrowed three days from April and with the cold of them the old cow died.
- It is unlucky to make a grave on a Tuesday. The person who is making the grave must cut the sod off on Monday or else it will be unlucky for him.
- Collector
- Myles Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Achadh an Iúir, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mrs Jack Duffy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Achadh an Iúir, Co. an Chabháin
- Holy Thursday is the Cross-day of the year. The people make a cross out of straw because Our Lord lay in a manger of straw. When the cross is made the people hang it over the door or out in the out houses.
