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School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

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Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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    would put flowers around the bush. Then they would have some music, and often the neighbours who had no manure heap of their own would go to a house where there was one. They would remain there until mid-night. The greatest delight of evening was the taking of May bush from one another.
    They also said that May was an unlucky month for getting married. It was also thought unlucky to bring the May flower into the house.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Mathews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thomas Street, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Neal
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Twenties, Co. Louth