School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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- (continued from previous page)doors on May Day.
Every May night the people of the country used lock their cattle into the cabins because the fairies used come and take the butter and milk from the cows,
Long ago the people used have a cure for ring-worm.
When the May bush used to be picked one little bunch used to be taken and stuck into goat's blood and rubbed around the sore.
When it used be getting better yellow matter would run out of it.
- On the May Eve every person brings in May bush and May water and leaves it in a bottle.
When the people are putting in the cows on May Eve they burn a sheaf of straw over the cows backs and they lock the cabin.
When they are making the(continues on next page) - Collector
- Gerry Rynne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Foudy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
