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

Location:
Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Conaill
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    If a foal be foaled at Whit it will be very hard to train it. A child born at Whitsuntide will an evil temper, and may commit a murder. The sea is very rough at Whitsuntide, and people should not bathe, like at Easter the house is sprinkled with holy water.
    May Day.
    On May morning the Skellig rocks go out full sail to meet the opposite rocks which advance half-way to meet them and they slowly retire like retreating ships.
    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
    Joseph O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromard, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs B. O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    39
    Address
    Dromard, Co. Sligo