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School: Tobberclair

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Toberclare, Co. Westmeath
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Seán Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 058

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    Shrove Tuesday.
    Long ago the people used to go about singing and dancing on Shrove Tuesday but lthat custom has died out. Nowadays the people make pancakes they also make sweet-cakes and put rings in them. They say that who ever gets the ring will be married first.
    May Day.
    On May day people wash their face with the dew of the grass. They say the dew keeps them from getting sun burned for the rest of the Summer.
    The sweet young maid on the first of May
    Who goes to the fields at break of day.
    And washes in the dew by the hawthorn tree
    Shall always gay, and happy be.
    The people decorate the Blessed Birgin on May day and she remains so for the rest of the month. The month of May is also counted an
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pearsonsbrook, Co. Westmeath