School: Féith Mhór
- Location:
- Feamore, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Nóra Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0268, Page 253
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- It was a custom in rural Ireland, and is so still in certain places, that one of the household - generally the father, went out before sunrise on May day morning, and brought in branches of as many plants or bushes that were in bloom, as he could conveniently get.
A spray of furze was always included. These were tied in a bundle and put up under a rafter of the house, and left there till the next year. This is called - Bringing in "the summer"
