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School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)

Location:
Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 450

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    May-eve.
    Flowers are strewn on the doorstep on May Eve, my flowers if possible.
    St Martin's night is nine nights after Hallow eve. People kill something in honor of St. Martin.
    Don't light the fire on May Day, till the sun shall rise, or don't lend or throw out anything or you will have bad luck.
    Bring in a gad of rowan-tree on May morning, if you want a good return of butter the whole year round.
    Little Xmas.
    Make up a piece of dough, shaped like a cake, and stick 12 rush
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Hunt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Jamestown, Co. Leitrim