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School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (C.) (roll number 13501)

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Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Géaraidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090, Page 238

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  1. Lore of Certain Days (continued)

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    May Day.
    On this day milk is not given away. If this is done there will not be much butter on the milk for the year. People do not allow coals from the fire to be taken out of the house for fear the good luck of the house would go with the person who took them.
    |Old people say that it is not lucky to bu [?] "Lasóg" during the month of May.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonflyn, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonflyn, Co. Mayo