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School: Tulach Ruacháin

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Tulrohaun, Co. Mayo
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Mícheál de Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 669

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    in the honour of St. Patrick.

    Whit Sunday
    On whit Sunday long ago all the people were dressed in white clothes. The people say if a young boy or a young girl goes to the well for a bucket of water on whit Sunday morning that they will get drowned.
    May Morning
    The people long ago washed their faces with the dew of May morning before sunrise and they did not get sun burned for the year The people say that if you are out in the fairies path May morning you will be brought in the fairies and you will not come back until November's night. If a cow calfs May morning it is right to bless her with a coal. It is not right to give away milk or butter on May morning
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Morley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowkeel West, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Morley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowkeel West, Co. Mayo