Irish Myths: Today is a day of Dont's and Dont's

 I must say that I have never read or heard of these "beliefs", though I am from a largely Irish Family. (In fact, I hold dual citizenship with Ireland, allowed because three of my four Grandparents were Irish-born!). Nonetheless.....

Today---MAY 19th--- is Pentecost Sunday, and also "Whit Sunday", a day that comes with it dozens of superstitions....for example:

•  A foal born on Whit Sunday is considered unlucky, and it is believed he will cause somebody's death. Children born on Whit Sunday are believed to be awkward. People do not bathe on Whit Sunday. (Volume 0055, Page 0121).

• If you take an ailment on whit Sunday, you never will get better. (Volume 0137B, Page 31_056)

• Whit Sunday is an unlucky day to be born. It is said any person born on Whit Sunday would commit Murder. It is also said if any person would sleep out on a Whit Sunday he would get silly. If you bathe on Whit Sunday and take pains you will never get better. (Volume 0190, Page 129)

• Whit Sunday is an unlucky day for fishing. Three men from Falcanagh went out to fish on Whit Sunday. They had just begun when one of them saw a black rabbit which he followed. When he came back he found that the other two were drowned. (Volume 1085, Page 102)

• It is said that it isn't right to dirty the water on Whit Sunday. On Whit Sunday people bring bottles of holy water home and shake it on their crops to make them grow better.(Volume 0138D, Page 17_010)

• Whit Sunday. It is unlucky to wet your feet above your ankles. It is not right to shave on Whit Sunday. If you do not bring in Whit Sunday water you will not have luck for the year. New years day. (Volume 0152, Page 375)

• On Whit Sunday a certain meal is taken. It is called Flummery, (the direction is given)he Schools’ Collection, Volume 0168, Page 066

• Whit Sunday is called the "Cross Day" of the year. Nobody should go bathing or swimming on that day. (Volume 0184, Page 0082)

• Whit Sunday - White Sunday as the early converts had to wear white on first entering the church - hence it got its name White Sunday. Also, the Holy Spirit came to inspire the Apostles on this day. Nowadays Whit is looked on as a holiday time and excursions and sport only is thought of. This is a pagan idea and very un-Irish. (Volume 0863, Page 292)

• Any person born on Whit Sunday is called a "cinghcise" and if you get a kick from that person you will be marked for life.
  
  

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