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

Location:: Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
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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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Topics
1. events
  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