School: Pres. Convent, Drogheda (roll number 851)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0679, Page 017

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    When the sun goes down and the sky is red with the rays of the sun the people say it is a sign that the next day will be a beautiful day.
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  2. On May day if a person goes out very early in the morning and washes her face in the dew, it is said that she will always have a beautiful complexion.
    When the weather is fine on the first of May the children get a doll and go around from house to house. Long ago the people cut a May bush and put it in the manure heap if they had any and they
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Mathews
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thomas Street, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Neal
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Twenties, Co. Louth