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School: Dromcollchoille (B.)

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Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
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Pádraig Ó Mathghamhna
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    There is an old saying, that people should not pull grass on May Eve, or on May Day, and many farmers would not plough their ground on that day, and boys and girls should not be out late. On that night, if people wash their hands in the dew of the grass, they would be able to rip any knot for that year. Farmers shake holy water on their land, to keep out pishogues.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eugene Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Eugene Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 70
    Address
    Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick