School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

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1. Festivals - Easter (continued)

   

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   and a stick in the other.

   They knock a the door of each house saying at the same time "Jugs or Money" and of course they change their voices.

   At nearly every house they get a penny or an egg or two and at the end of their journey they divide their result and give each an equal share.

   

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2. Festivals - May Day

   

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   Some May Day customs still used in this district are On May Day no farmer's wife in the district would give away butter or milk for nothing because they would lose the profit of the dairy for a whole year. Lots of people here collect the dew early on May morning and put it in a bottle as this is supposed to cure any sickness for the year. Another belief in this district is, if people are afraid of having bad churnings during the

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   Topics

   1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
         1. May (~639)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Butlerstown, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Francis Murphy

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   35

   Address

   Butlerstown, Co. Wexford