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School: Killough (roll number 9540)

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Killulagh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mary Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 219

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  1. May Day Customs

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    May-day is kept on the first of May. It is customary in this locality for the children to put up a May-bush on May-day and to decorate it with flowers. There is an old custom to go out before sunrise and wash your face in the dew and say the rosary and it will keep away any sore on your face for the year. There is another custom which forbids the giving away of any milk on May-day because you give away the luck of the milk and butter.
    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
    Mary A. Callan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Williamstown (Rochford), Co. Westmeath