School: Cartrún

Location:
Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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    Old customs in my district on May Eve and May Day
    May Eve is respected in a special manner by the Irish, especially among the farming classes. They associate the luck on their stock for the following year from their luck on May Eve and May morning. As the month of May is devoted to "The Blessed Virgin: farmers generally have their children gather May flowers and spread them at the doors of their cow houses and beside spring
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina P. Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrow Beg, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Anthony Mc Girl
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    62
    Address
    Keadew East, Co. Roscommon