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School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)

Location:
Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 221

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    it is unlucky.
    If no other blood you have to shed, shed your own in honour of St Martin.
    May Day
    It is supposed when you are milking on May Day and if a person crosses your field that time, it is said you will never have a bit of butter that year again. It is also said that when you go out milking on May morning or evening you should give the first few streams of milk to the fairies and that you will have luck during the rest of the year when you will leave the first few streams of milk on the grass for the fairies,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Diamond
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Toberawnaun, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Diamond
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Toberawnaun, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Dooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Toberawnaun, Co. Sligo