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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0230, Page 245

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  1. Old Customs in My Locality on May Eve and May Day (continued)

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    doorstep on May Eve in honour of our Lady. On May day no person gives milk away to beggars or others, lest they would bring the butter with them for the following year.
    No person ever gets married during May, because it is regarded as being one of the unluckiest months in the year and as the old chronicler quotes, "Marry in May, and you will soon be laid in clay." Occasionally some people arise early before the sun has risen and wash their faces in the dew to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anne J. Mac Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cornagee, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    57
    Address
    Cornagee, Co. Roscommon