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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 15_004

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    Long ago on May morning before the sun rose. The people cut a rowan tree rod and pared the outside skin of the rod and made it in to a round shape with a hole in the middle to go in on churndash and down over the lid of the churn. Some people wouldn't let milk out of the house on May day.
    St Martin's day
    It is right to kill something before and to spill some of the blood away
    29/8/38
    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
    Caitlín Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female