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School: Ahane (C.) Lisnagry (roll number 563)

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Ahane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
L. T. Walsh
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    On May Eve it was an old custom to stick a piece of a Quickbeam tree in the crops to keep away "piseoigs" and it is also said that they used to sprinkle holy water on the crops. On that same night the old people used to bring in clean water out of a well in a bottle and it never got bad and it was a cure for all diseases. And on that same the old people would not let any person get water out of a well that would be in his crops or land.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Hourigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Hourigan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagh, Co. Limerick